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Anand Sharma demanded answers from the Congress Bengal unit over alliance with ISF.
The old vs new divide within the Congress appears to be widening rapidly with veteran leader Anand Sharma openly slamming the party s decision of entering into an alliance with Indian Secular Front (ISF) led by Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui.Â
In a series of tweets, Anand Sharma demanded answers from the Congress Bengal unit while describing the alliance decision as painful and shameful . Congress cannot be selective in fighting communalists but must do so in all its manifestations, irrespective of religion and colour. The presence and endorsement West Bengal PCC President is painful and shameful, he must clarify, Sharma said.
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Congress minority cell s Nadeem Javed said that the entry of Asaduddin Owaisi s AIMIM will have little impact in Bengal.
The Congress will be organising a convention for minorities in West Bengal on December 23.
The convention will be organised at the Ramlila ground in Kolkata. The event will be attended by senior leaders of the party in the state and Congress Bengal in-charge Jitin Prasad. Apart from him several senior leaders from the minority community are also likely to attend the convention that will be organised by the minority department of Congress Party.
At a time when the AIMIM has emerged as a major challenge for ruling TMC in the state of West Bengal as well as for the Congress party, which will be fighting the upcoming assembly elections along with Left parties in the state, this appears be an attempt to woo the minority voters which is gradually drifting from the grand old party.Â