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Mamata Says It, But Does Salim Agree? CPIM State Secretary Gives Crooked Answer on Alliance
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News18•01-10-2026, 14:01
Mamata Says It, But Does Salim Agree? CPIM State Secretary Gives Crooked Answer on Alliance
- •Mamata Banerjee, Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi met in New Delhi with CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby and CPI(M-L) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya on the SIR issue.
- •When asked if CPI(M), Trinamool, and Congress were on one platform in Bengal on the SIR issue, Mohammad Salim responded, "Does it look like it?"
- •Salim stated that the five Left parties have jointly called for a protest until the 2nd, and they will protest on the SIR issue demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- •He mentioned that the Left parties had issued a statement and CPM sent letters to non-NDA parties regarding SIR, welcoming the INDIA bloc meeting.
- •When asked for his reaction to Mamata's comments, Salim sarcastically replied, "Thank you for letting me hear their faint voices."
Key Questions Answered
Mamata Banerjee, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and other leaders held a meeting in New Delhi to discuss the SIR issue and coordinate opposition strategies.
Mohammad Salim remarked that no love letters were exchanged, emphasizing that the Left parties are pursuing a broader movement to protect SIR, votes, and the constitutional structure rather than electoral alliances.
The Left parties jointly called for protests until October 2 demanding Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, while the INDIA alliance announced protest programs in front of district magistrate offices across the country from October 2 to October 8.
