PTI
KOLKATA, JUNE 27
Stating that people have the final say in a democracy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said her party Trinamool Congress would win next year’s Assembly Election riding on the development work done in the last four years.
“In a democracy, people have the final say. Our record on development makes us confident that we will win again in 2016,” Banerjee tweeted. When asked about Banerjee’s tweet, state Finance Minister Amit Mitra said, “It is better to ask her about the tweet. But she said that people have the last word. She said so because many developments had taken place, like rise in plan expenditure, capital expenditure, improvement in physical and social infrastructure.”
“Thus she said that she is confident on the basis of work done in the state. This was based on evidence which had actually taken place on the ground. It is natural and logical,” Mitra said.Reacting to the tweet, BJP national secretary Sidhharth Nath Singh said, “Banerjee’s statement shows her nervousness as she knows very well that her government has not done anything in name of governance. The rise of BJP in Bengal is making her more nervous.”
CPI(M) politburo member Md Selim said she was saying this due to her “lack of confidence”.
“She knows the real picture of Bengal and she knows that none of her promises have been fulfilled. So she is not confident of coming back,” he said. Meanwhile, State Congress president Adhir Chowdhury said Banerjee should give the “definition” of the work she has done.
“She is saying her government has done a lot of work so she is confident about winning. I want to ask what is that definition of work. Does the definition of work mean beating up police personnel? Does the definition of work mean indulging in corruption?” “If this is the definition of the work done then I would request her to accept that she has done all the wrong things in last four years,” Chowdhury said.
