Daijiworld Media Network

Kolkata, Jan 4: The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress are now aiming at yet another confrontation – to rename Indira Bhavan.  A demonstration was held in protest by the youth Congress on Tuesday January 3 to which, Mamata reacted angrily.

Manata lashed out at the youth Congress on Tuesday saying that the party was working hand in hand with the Left against the Trinamool.

She said, “Congress is protesting against renaming Indira Bhavan but they never protested when Indira Bhavan became Jyoti Bhavan, CPM's party office, during Jyoti Basu's regime for 34 years. Every day they are working with the CPM to block roads. Together they are slamming us every day, but I have never used strong words against Manmohan ji or Sonia ji”.

Again on Wednesday January 4, the youth Congress is planning to hold a rally to protest against the
low paddy support prices for farmers in the state.

On the other hand, the Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said, “There is no dispute with Trinamool Congress. We have a very good relationship with Trinamool Congress. But yes, there can be two different thoughts on the same topic. But to name those two thoughts as dispute is not correct.” He rubbished Banerjee’s allegations of the Congress party working in tandem with the Left against her party.

"The chief minister of West Bengal is saying the Congress and the Left are working in tandem. Congress is an ally of the Trinamool. We don't know in what perspective this statement has been made by the Trinamool. We agree Left was ally of Congress in UPA-1," said Mr Tewari.

Also, the Left speaking on the issue, said, “In the wake of the UPA elections, Mamata Banerjee is weighing the strength of the BJP and the Congress and trying to find out what is going to come out and for the next round of Lok Sabha elections. She will decide accordingly because there's no principle, when Congress and Trinamool combined together; there was no point of agreement. When we supported the Congress-led UPA govt at Centre, it was based on a communal programme and now the Congress is moving away with the communal programme, there's no track and now after the failure in the economic front and so much of corruption, I think congress is fit for Trinamool, not for CPI(M)”.

The Indira Bhavan is a building named after the former Congress Prime Minister, in Kolkata's Salt Lake.

On Tuesday, the Youth Congress held a demonstration in protest as the West Bengal chief minister lashed out.The whole issue gained momentum when Banerjee proposed a name change for Indira Bhavan. She wanted the building to be renamed Nazrul Bhavan after the legendary Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul. The building was the official residence of the late West Bengal chief minister Jyoti Basu. But controversy erupted after the CPM vacated the building last week.