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'I am not a political astrologer': Mamata on being face of opposition

“I don't want to be a leader, but a simple cadre," she said
'I am not a political astrologer': Mamata on being face of opposition
'I am not a political astrologer': Mamata on being face of opposition

ITDC INDIA EPRESS/ ITDC NEWS West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government over the Pegasus snooping scandal, saying the situation was more serious than Emergency. Speaking to a select group of journalists in the national capital, she also accused the Centre of being unresponsive.

"The situation is very serious, it's more serious than the emergency," the Trinamool Congress chief said.

The chief minister's tirade against the Centre came a day after her meeting with Prime Minister Modi at his residence. On Tuesday, she had demanded that the government call an all-party meeting to discuss the snooping controversy and order a Supreme Court-monitored probe.

Banerjee, who apparently seeks to play a larger role in the national politics before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, however, remained ambivalent on being the face of the opposition to take on the BJP, saying it will depend on the situation.

"I want to help all the opposition parties to bell the cat. I don't want to be a leader, but a simple cadre," she said.

"I am not a political astrologer. It depends on the situation, structure. I have no problem if someone else leads. When the matter is discussed we can decide. I cannot impose," Banerjee said.

"I want to see sachcha din, bahut din acha di dekh liya," Banerjee added, in a jibe at the BJP's poll slogan.

The chief minister reached Delhi on Monday on a five-day visit and is likely to meet a plethora of political leaders including Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

"I spoke to Lalu Prasad Yadav yesterday. We will be talking to all parties," she said, while urging all opposition parties to come together to form a united front against the BJP regime.

Banerjee is in the national capital for the first time after her party's resounding victory in the assembly polls

On Tuesday, she had said that she would meet all opposition members after the Parliament session is over and the coronavirus situation normalises, indicating that another visit soon was on the anvil.

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