Kolkata: The new Chief Minister of West Bengal will take oath on May 5 while the newly elected MLAs will take oath the following day, the T...
Kolkata: The new Chief Minister of West Bengal will take oath on May 5 while the newly elected MLAs will take oath the following day, the TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee said on Monday following the Trinamool Congress' legislature party meeting led by Trinamool Congress Supremo Mamata Banerjee.
“It has been
decided in the meeting that the oath taking ceremony of the CM is likely to
take place on May 5. The next day, the newly elected MLAs will take oath with
Subrata Mukherjee as pro-tem speaker on May 6. Later we will propose the name
of Biman Banerjee, our former Speaker as the new Speaker of the assembly,” Chatterjee
said.
Asked about Mamata
Banerjee’s defeat in Nandigram, Chatterjee said, “The matter is still pending
before the Election Commission. However, Mamata Banerjee will become Chief
Minister.”
Asked about the strength of the cabinet and the ministers, Partha Chatterjee said, “It will be decided by Mamata Banerjee later.” “We have been told by Mamata Banerjee to work responsible, listen to the grievance of the people, and work for the people in this Covid situation,” he added.
Mamata Banerjee has said that
Covid 19 is her priority now. "Let us fight the Covid battle and
after the pandemic gets over, we will celebrate our victory. We have to handle
the Covid situation strongly and chalk out the strategy for that with my
party’s newly elected MLAs,” the West Bengal CM said, while speaking to the media at
her Kalighat residence on Monday.
She thanked Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal, actor turned politician Rajinikanth, Bhupinder Hooda, Captain
Amarinder Singh, the Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and the Odisha CM Naveen
Patnaik for calling to congratulate her. She also said that the PM did not call
her after the TMC’s victory in Bengal.
Banerjee urged the Centre to
approve and implement universal vaccination by spending Rs 30,000 crore. “The
universal vaccination will help the country, providing free vaccines for
all. We have sought 3 crore vaccine from the Centre, out of which 1 crore
will be given to the private sector,” she said.
Banerjee met the governor in the
evening to discuss the oath taking ceremony. “We will not celebrate now and the
oath taking ceremony will be a very low-key affair,” she said.
Speaking about Nandigram, Banerjee
also alleged that she received a message from the returning officer in
Nandigram, saying his life was under threat and the EC didn't allow recounting.
“We will move the court on this issue. Anyone can demand recounting,” she said,
adding that “there were two observers in Nandigram, who tried to prevent my
victory. It is sheer use of muscle power.”
“The BJP has received around 75
seats but it is Election Commission’s contribution. They should not got more than 50 seats,” the TMC Supremo alleged.
Refuting the reports of violence,
she said, “The BJP is showing old pictures. They have earlier done so,
spreading old photographs of riots. I don’t like any violence but we have
suffered atrocities by the BJP, CAPF and EC.”
“Bengal is a land of peace. I
know the BJP and the central forces have tortured people. But they should not
retaliate and instead maintain peace, staying away from violence. If there are
any complaints, please inform the police,” she urged party workers.
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