Mamata Banerjee says ‘our historic Kolkata rally will mark death knell for BJP’ 

Mamata Banerjee.

A megarally hosted by the West Bengal chief minister and leader of the Trinamool Congress, Mamta Banerjee, on Saturday, in Kolkata, is expected to be attended by several opposition leaders. The TMC chief said the “historic” event will “mark the death knell” for the BJP.

After the rally, the opposition leaders are expected to hold informal meetings over tea to discuss a roadmap for a coalition against the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre for this year’s Lok Sabha election.

While looking at the preparation for the rally at Brigade Parade Grounds, Banerjee, talking to reporters, said, “It will be a historic megarally. It will be a platform of all political parties to drive the BJP out. The nation will hear from leaders of different parties. The rally will mark the death knell for BJP. We (Trinamool Congress) will hear what all parties have to say. Every political party has its own vision and ideology. We will not thrust our opinion on others. Let the leaders decide. This time regional parties will be the decision-maker.”

She said the opposition leaders will start arriving in Kolkata on Friday. She said, “Tomorrow Akhilesh, Deve Gowda ji, Stalin will come. Others like Arvind Kejriwal, Sharad Pawar, Omar Abdullah will come the day after. I am here to see the preparations. Kumaraswamy, Chandrababu Naidu and others will also come. After the rally, we will have a cordial meeting at 4pm over tea.”

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