Midnapore (WB), Feb 05: BJP leader and Union minister
Tapan Sikdar today announced that his party and the Mamata
Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress would jointly contest the
Panchayet elections slated for may in West Bengal.
Addressing a public rally at Keshiary near here Sikdar,
Union minister of state for small scale industries and
development of north eastern region, said the BJP, Trinamool
and like-minded parties needed to jointly contest the
Panchayet elections to defeat the Left Front.
He also said there was no misunderstanding now between
him and Mamata Banerjee.
He claimed that differences between him and the Trinamool
chief had cropped up because of 'wrong reports by the media'.
"Banerjee has also realised that there is no alternative
to NDA," he said.
He said seats adjustments for the Panchayat elections
will be made after discussions between the leaders of both
parties.
Bureau Report
