Staff Reporter
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi in a bid to resurrect a united Opposition to take on the BJP juggernaut in the 2024 general elections.
According to sources Rahul Gandhi also attended the meeting.
“Hum akele koi kuch nahi hai (alone we are nothing). Everyone has to come on board,” she was quoted as saying after the meeting.
“Our meeting was fruitful. We discussed many issues including COVID-19 and Pegasus besides a strong opposition. I personally believe that we need to be united to defeat the BJP. The Centre should respond to the Pegasus issue in the Parliament. Why are they mum on the Pegasus issue?”
When she was asked once again who will be the face of the opposition, she said, “I am not a leader but I am a cadre. I am a street person. I will work as a worker.”
The Bengal chief minister is in Delhi for five days. She had met with senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma yesterday.
Before the meeting, Mamata spoke to a handful of reporters, where she clarified that she had no leaning towards being the prime minister.
“I want to help all the opposition parties to bell the cat. I don’t want to be a leader, but a simple cadre,” she said on the leadership issue.
“I am not a political astrologer. It depends on the situation, structure. I have no problem if someone else leads. When the matter is discussed we can decide. I cannot impose,” Banerjee told the media when asked if she would be the face of the Opposition.