Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Under attack, Mamata wants to hasten exit plan
Shocked opposition protests on Monday in an accident, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee may advance its plans to stop.
Banerjee said her party sources would hasten plans to leave full-time focus on politics Bengal before the assembly polls in May 2011. Stung by comments from the CPI (M), RJD, LJP and BJP that they opt for 'Bengal and Railways, "he Banerjee pushed her decision to wait until November / December to stop reconsider. But by evening, she had not her thoughts about what to do.
The message of the Centre was that its offer to stop would not be entertained at this time to provide civil aviation Praful Patel as the minister's order to quit was made after the disaster Mangalore. Banerjee conveyed to her party leaders that they do not want to hold her seat in the face of the onslaught of the opposition. But her party leaders told her that she must not act in haste.
Party sources said Banerjee was worried that after the incident, the left has a chance to her corner during the monsoon session of Parliament next week got. She did not want the UPA government to the burden of an attack because of her face, sources said. Banerjee had earlier planned to stop by the end of the year to give himself a few months tijd In order to concentrate on its Mega fight against the Left.
Its cadres who are preparing for July 21 rally martyrs, were tempered by news of the accident. Banerjee had invited Mukherjee and other leaders of the Congress to share the stage. Congress, for its part, Mamata Banerjee wants to hand over the portfolio of her colleague as she likes to spend her time to prepare for assembly elections.
The party fears that frequent train accidents not only affect its image, but the government, but UPA. "Any decision must be taken by Banerjee," a senior party said.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee rejected suggestions that his ministry Banerjee's absence was the reason for the repetition of train accidents.