Kolkata: Ruling out any alliance with the Trinamool Congress in the coming general elections, the Congress Thursday indicated it was prepared to welcome Trinamool Congress dissidents into its fold.
The incident assumes significance in the wake of the rebellion by a group of dissident Trinamool MPs against the party leadership last week.
"Our motto is very clear. Whosoever wants to come to Congress, believes in the ideology of the Congress and those who want to end the misrule of the Trinamool, are welcome," said party secretary Shakeel Ahmed Khan.
Asked whether the party has plans to tie up with the Trinamool for the Lok Sabha elections, he said: "There is no scope of an alliance. We have had troubles over the alliance with them."
