Unfazed by the accusations by a section of the Congress leadership in Bengal of dictating terms in the alliance, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today endorsed Pranab Mukherjee's statement that the tie-up was a political necessity.
Baneerjee said there was no alternative to the alliance between her party and the Congress for unseating the Left Front from power and they would jointly fight the 2011 Assembly election.
Welcoming Bengal Congress president Pranab Mukherjee's statement at the end of a two-day conclave of the state unit yesterday at Krishnanagar, she told reporters before leaving for Bangalore, "Our primary objective is to free Bengal of Left Front misrule."
"We will drive the CPI-M out from power by forging the alliance for the Assembly polls," she said.
At yesterday's conclave, prominet Congress leaders like Adhir Chowdhury and Deepa Dasmunshi had drawn Pranab Mukherjee's attention to the 'highhanded attitude' of the Trinamool Congress.
Chowdhury, an MP, had demanded early 'area demarcation' for share of seats in the 2011 Assembly election which Mukherjee had rejected, saying it was too early and tactical hard bargaining would serve the purpose. PTI
