Nanda said the Samajwadi Party decided to go for a tie-up with the Bahujan Samaj Party while leaving only two seats - Amethi and Raebareli - for the Congress in the light of its experience in the 2017 assembly polls in the state.
Banerjee also said the lives of jawans were much more valuable than electoral politics, but the nation had a right to know what actually happened in Balakot following the IAF's strike.
Several rallies and marches will be held in various parts of the state to celebrate International Women's Day and kick off the poll campaign in the state, TMC sources said.
Mamata Baneerjee on Thursday questioned the impact of IAF strike on JeM terror camp and demanded to know the details of the operation.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing politics with the blood of the slain CRPF troopers ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, and claimed that the Centre had "prior information" regarding the February 14 Pulwama terror strike.
"If some people are trying to implement one law as per their will, we will not let them do so," Banerjee said.
Banerjee also took a swipe at Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy for tweeting that he was "inclined to agree" to the appeal made by retired colonel of Indian Army to "boycott everything that is Kashmiri".
Addressing a mega rally organised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Mamata continued her attack on PM Narendra Modi and said that 'Democracy has become Namocracy' in the country.
TMC chief told Sonia Gandhi in clear terms that she would never forget her insult by the Congress MPs.
Police, on the other hand, said they were yet to receive any application for permission to hold the sit-in from the BJP. "Once we receive it, we will take a decision," said an officer at the city police headquarters Lalbazar.
Congress is, however, unlikely to participate in the AAP rally that will be attended by Telugu Desam Party chief, Chandrababu Naidu.
On Saturday, the CBI interrogated Kumar for eight hours on charges of withholding and tampering important documents.
Main leaders of other non-BJP parties will also take part in this rally, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said.
FIR has been lodged by police in connection with assassination of TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas in Nadia yesterday. Two accused have been arrested and Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Hanskhali Police Station has been suspended, news agency ANI reported this morning.
"It is for the first time that a chief minister sat on dharna to protect those who looted lakhs of people," PM Modi said.
Mamata's assertion came amid continued face-off between the Centre and the state after a CBI team made a failed attempt to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam
According to sources, the Centre may also remove names of delinquent officers from the empanelled list and bar them for a certain period from serving in the central government.
Talking to reporters in Hyderabad, CPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said the Central government should stop using the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against political opponents.
Banerjee dramatically began the dharna on Sunday evening over the CBI's bid to question Kumar. She said she was ending the protest following a "favourable" apex court order after consulting leaders of like-minded political parties.
While, the BJP leaders decried the state administration's action, Banerjee dismissed the charge and instead put the blame on them for seeking permission from respective district administration late.
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