Congress acting like a sluggish 'zamindaar' in fight against BJP: Mamata

Speaking at a party rally in South Goa, Banerjee also said that the Congress was willing to join the TMC-led alliance with regional parties

Making a public call for the pan-India defeat of the BJP, Trinamool Congress founder and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Congress, accusing it of behaving like a lazy zamindaar, not only unwilling to take on the ruling party, but also not letting other parties take the battle to the BJP.

Banerjee, who was speaking at a party meeting in South Goa on Monday to induct a sitting MLA and former Chief Minister Churchill Alemao into the party, also said that the Congress, if it really wants to take on the BJP, should join TMC's alliance in Goa with regional parties.

"Khell Zaatlo' or 'Khela Hobe' (Game on) politically against BJP. Everybody wants the BJP to go. Not only from Goa, from UP, Punjab, from India, politically. Everybody has seen the performance, zero tolerance and zero governance," Banerjee said at the party rally.

"They are trying to finish the country, the democracy, the Constitution, the heritage not only in Goa, but in every part of this country. They have changed history in so many places," she added.

Slamming the lack of initiative by the Congress, in the opposition party's fight against the ruling BJP, Banerjee said: "We have seen in India that some political parties consider themselves as zamindaars. They do not do anything and do not let the others do anything. How many days did we wait?".

"I do not want to speak against the Congress. If the Congress thinks of working to defeat the BJP, we have no objection. We have formed an alliance in Goa along with MGP. This is the alternative. You want to join, join us. Just because you are not doing it, no one else will do it, this is not right," the West Bengal Chief Minister said.

"Anyone is welcome to join the alliance, join in. If you do not want to split the vote, come and work with us. But we will not allow BJP to win this time. We should beat them in Punjab, Goa, everywhere. We will help with alternatives," she added

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