Statesman News Service
MALDA, Dec. 19 — Despite her failure to rope in Mr Pranab Mukherjee at the recent Trinamul youth convention, Miss Mamata Banerjee is determined to try out her experiment at English Bazaar in Malda by calling for a no-confidence motion with the help of Congress councillors against the Left-backed civic board. Yesterday, Miss Banerjee held a meeting with Trinamul councillors in Kolkata and directed them to move a no-confidence against the English Bazaar civic board with the help of the Congress and the BJP, said Mr Krishnendu Chowdhury, the district president of the Trinamul Congress, over telephone from Kolkata, after attending the meeting. “It was also an acid test for the rebel Trinamul councillor, Mr Dulal Sarkar, who allegedly cast his vote in favour of the Left-backed Independent chairman, Mr Nihar Ranjan Ghosh”, he added. “Mamata-di has instructed party leader Mr Mukul Roy to be present in Malda when the no-confidence motion will be moved and on the day of voting or requisition meeting as an observer of the party”, Mr Chowdhury said. The Trinamul Congress is trying to muster support from the Congress and like-minded parties to dislodge the present board before the Assembly election. Political sources said that if the Trinamul Congress failed to oust them, they will have to wait for a year. The Trinamul candidate for the chairman’s post was defeated narrowly despite the party having secured the requisite strength. Mr Biswanath Guho, the Congress councillor who was termed ‘betrayer’ by the Trinamul Congress after the chairman’s election, today said: “If they move a no-confidence motion now they will make a mistake. The present board is doing well adopting some projects in the interest of the people”. ‘‘I can reconsider my stand if they accept me as chairman of the board but the party will take the final decision in the matter”, Mr Guho said.
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