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Rahul Gandhi s Bharat Jodo Yatra faced protests in Coochbehar yesterday with people showing anti-Congress placards without any party symbols and flags. Congress leadership in Bengal there was tremendous non-cooperation from Trinamool during the yatra and State Congress President adhir Chowdhury voiced his disonent on the matter.
Mamata Banerjee made it clear to the leaders that there is no conflict between the old guard and the new. “Not only in Bengal, there are both old and new generations in the country and all across the world. You (media) have found a “news item” and keep on sensationalising it,” Bhuniya said. “Remember Mamata Banerjee will lead and her Chief General is Abhishek Banerjee.”
"A section of Trinamool Congress has been involved in corruption and they did wrong but that does not mean all are corrupt,” Hakim said. He also slammed BJP for using the Enforcement Directorate and CBI against the ruling party. “A section of Trinamool did wrong and some Trinamool leaders were associated with corruption. But we are all not doing wrong. There are attempts to create false perceptions by Amit Malviya s team. Their main organization is Enforcement Directorate and CBI,” Hakim said, slamming the BJP.
In an unprecedented event, the West Bengal Assembly saw a sit-in protest by both the ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP MLAs. The Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of corruption, leading to a tense atmosphere. Trinamool MLAs, dressed in black, staged a dharna over the MGNREGA issue, joined later by Mamata Banerjee.