President Election / Mamta Banerjee said such a thing Congress said - Mammaji Didi has become an agent of BJP

Presidential Election: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that the opposition would have had a discussion with the opposition before fielding the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) alliance NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu in the fray. The parties could consider supporting him.

'Murmu has better chances of winning'

He said Murmu has better chances of winning the presidential election to be held on July 18 as the NDA's position has strengthened after the change of power in Maharashtra. "A candidate with a consensus is always better for the country," Banerjee insisted. Had the BJP sought our suggestion before announcing Murmu's name, we would have considered it keeping in mind the larger interest. could do.'

Yashwant Sinha is the candidate from the opposition

Let us inform that non-BJP parties including Congress and Trinamool have nominated former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha as joint candidate for the Presidential election. The Trinamool Congress chief said that she would go by the decision of the opposition parties.

'We don't divide people'

He said, 'We would have tried to field a woman. Some 16-17 political parties had come together to take a decision, I will not be able to decide alone. I want the presidential election to be held peacefully. I have equal respect for all castes, religions and creeds. He said, 'I am sad that such competition is happening, but I feel that all Dalits, all tribals are with us. We do not divide among people.

Congress targeted

Meanwhile, hitting out at Banerjee, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that the Trinamool chief made a statement "on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi." Chowdhury said, "Mamata Banerjee made a secret pact with Modi and that one It was exposed again. He selected the candidate for the presidential election and we supported him. Our temperamental 'didi' is now working as a BJP agent. BJP entered the election with Draupadi. BJP has fielded Murmu after ascertaining the numbers. It is not a big discovery that Murmu will win.