TMC to move no-confidence motion against UPA, seeks help from Left
regional parties, Banerjee said “We have many regional friends and they also have a role.”
She said former UPA ally Babulal Marandi’s Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (P), which has two Lok Sabha MPs was with the TMC. “This government is against the ‘aam admi’. We will bring the no-confidence motion which will see which parties stand where so far as the anti-people decisions of this government is concerned,” Banerjee said, adding that it would require the support of 50 Lok Sabha members to get the motion admitted. Stating that she had heard that Left parties were planning to move a resolution on FDI in multi-brand retail, she said “I request my Leftist friends not to bring resolution if they are interested to safeguard the interest of the common people and want this government to go.”
“Let them support our motion. And, if necessary they themselves can bring a no-confidence motion which we will support. But there should not be any backdoor deal to save the government,” Banerjee said. Asked whether TMC has established contacts with other parties before deciding to bring no-confidence motion, she said “We are doing this through the local and national media.
Referring to the controversial land acquisition bill, she said “No opinion was sought on the land bill.”
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