TMC to move no-confidence motion against UPA, seeks help from Left
country and has taken anti-people decisions one after another arbitrarily like FDI in multi-brand retail, FDI in pension and imposed a cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, must go,” Banerjee, whose party has 19 MPS in the Lok Sabha, said.
“We are ready to talk to the CPI-M and other Left parties on the issue, if they want. Our parliamentary party leader Sudip Bandyopadhay in that case will speak with them,” Banerjee said.
She said that DMK, the UPA’s second largest ally after the departure of the Trinamool Congress had decided to stay away from the ministry and had reservations against the FDI in retail. She also said that there was nothing wrong in the Samajwadi Party and BSP in attending a dinner hosted by the Prime Minister ahead of the session. “It is a courtesy. There is nothing wrong. But I also appeal to the SP and BSP to support our motion,” she said describing the decision taken by her party in quitting the UPA government and bringing a no confidence motion against it as bold.
On BSP and SP which have a sizable number of MPs, she said “They may be (outside) allies. It does not mean they will accept when the interests of the common people are in peril because of the anti-people decisions of this government.” Banerjee who has earlier said that the ‘CBI stick’ was being used for political purposes to control political parties and state governments said “There is no use threatening us with CBI.” Seeking support of
