Kolkata: Dissident Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman, who stayed away from the Lok Sabha when the party tried to table a no-confidence motion against the UPA, yesterday accused party chief Mamata Banerjee of failing to show political astuteness.
“I must say she has failed to display political astuteness. And because of this, she has to digest political slaps like this,” said Suman, a balladeer-turned-politician who does not see eye-to-eye with Banerjee.
Suman, who stayed put in Kolkata, opposed Banerjee’s decision to move the no-confidence motion.
“I could not accept this. She (Banerjee) says she wants to alleviate poverty. She says she is with the impoverished masses. If she is true to her words, then how can she take a step, which, if successful, would have resulted in mid-term polls which would have cost the nation an enormous amount of money?” he said.
Suman also said the Trinamool Congress should not go to such extremes publicly against its former alliance partner.
“We had won the Lok Sabha polls (in 2009) by aligning with the Congress. We were their alliance partners. So I don’t think we should express our bitter opposition so publicly,” said Suman.
Suman also attacked Banerjee for not taking electoral ally SUCI-C into confidence before moving the no-confidence motion.
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