New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): A member of the Parliamentary Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha emphatically raised the issue of arrest of independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana at the committee meeting on Tuesday and the issue resonated at the meeting.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 12 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has constituted a 20-member new National Working Committee, informed party leader Partha Chatterjee on Saturday.

New Delhi Sep 18 PTI The Congress on Saturday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress of undermining the leadership of the grand old party and said its attack on Rahul Gandhi was unwarranted and in poor taste The remarks of the Congress came after the TMCs Bengali mouthpiece Jago Bangla ran a cover story attacking Gandhi by saying he has failed to take on the BJP and Banerjee who is the chief minister of West Bengal should be the oppositions face nowCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said he has seen reports citing an article in the official publication of the Trinamool Congress TMCThe same is not in good taste as Rahul Gandhi a former Congress president -- is fighting a bigger battle to save democracy he saidLet me say that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress Party are fighting a bigger battle of saving democracy protecting the Constitution and our national ethos that are under attack from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-RSS Surjewala saidWe also find the attack on Rahul Gandhi is unwarranted and in poor taste he said Jago Bangla had ran the cover story with the headline Rahul Gandhi failed Mamata is the alternate faceSurjewala said the Congress respects all political parties and their leadership and recognises their contribution in the united fight against the BJPEveryone must understand that Opposition unity cannot be built by undermining the leadership of other parties including the Congress Party In fact all like-minded parties including Mamta Banerjee ji have repeatedly vowed to fight together Hopefully those writing such articles will take note of Mamata jis and Opposition parties stance he saidCongress leader in Lok Sabha and the partys West Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the views expressed by TMCs mouthpiece will weaken the unity and convergence among opposition partiesThe article comes at a time when opposition parties are trying to come together and present a united face in fighting and defeating the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha electionsThe article in the TMC publication stated that the country is seeking an alternative face I have known Rahul Gandhi for a long time but I must say he has failed to emerge as an alternative face to Prime Minister Narendra Modi But Mamata Banerjee has been successful in emerging as an alternative face to Modi the story quoted the TMCs Lok Sabha party leader Sudip Bandopadhyay as saidCongress leaders have said that this will adversely affect the bonhomie between the Congress and the TMC and does not bode well for opposition unitySenior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday said the party neither intends to disrespect the Congress nor wants to talk about an alternative to the BJP government at the Centre without itBandopadhyay has not talked about any alternative force without the Congress He just said in his experiences people are not accepting Rahul Gandhi as an alternative face to Narendra Modi He Gandhi is not ready yet Ghosh saidThe Congress leader could not prove it defeating the BJP in the last two Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019 the state TMC spokesperson saidBut after the 2021 assembly poll victory Mamata Banerjee has been successful in emerging as an alternative face to Modi he saidVeteran Congress leader and MP Pradip Bhattacharya said it is for the opposition allies to unanimously decide who will be their common leaderBanerjee who has emerged as the doughtiest opposition face after her resounding victory in the West Bengal assembly polls has been trying to bring together opposition parties to form an alternative force against the BJP government ahead of the next Lok Sabha polls PTI SKC ANB ANB

Kolkata Sep 17 PTI The bonhomie between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress on Friday hit choppy waters after the TMC claimed that party supremo Mamata Banerjee and not Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has emerged as the face of the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe Congress in West Bengal declined to attach much importance to the assertions of the TMC saying it is too early to predict who will become an alternative face to ModiThe controversy erupted after the TMCs Bengali mouthpiece Jago Bangla ran a cover story with a headline Rahul Gandhi failed Mamata is the alternate faceThe country is seeking an alternative face I have known Rahul Gandhi for a long time but I must say he has failed to emerge as an alternative face to Prime Minister Narendra Modi But Mamata Banerjee has been successful in emerging as an alternative face to Modi the story quoted the TMCs Lok Sabha party leader Sudip Bandopadhyay as said The entire country is now supporting Mamata Banerjee Bandopadhyay reportedly said at a party programme recentlySenior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday said the party neither intends to disrespect the Congress nor wants to talk about an alternative to the BJP government at the Centre without itSudip Bandopadhyay has not talked about any alternative force without the Congress He just said in his experiences people are not accepting Rahul Gandhi as an alternative face to Narendra Modi He Gandhi is not ready yet Ghosh said The Congress leader could not prove it in the last two Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019 the state TMC spokesperson saidBut after the 2021 assembly poll victory Mamata Banerjee has been successful in emerging as an alternative face to Modi he saidReacting to the TMCs assertion state Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said it is too early to comment on the issueWe dont get into a debate over who is successful and who is not It is 2021 and the Lok Sabha polls are due in 2024 Rahul Gandhi has been the most consistent opposition face against the Modi government since 2014 he saidVeteran Congress leader and MP Pradip Bhattacharya said it is for the opposition allies to unanimously decide who will be their common leaderThe history of Indian politics has shown that when an alliance is formed the allies unanimously make the decision on who will lead the alliance So there can be a lot of opinions but it is not the final decision he saidBanerjee who has emerged as the doughtiest opposition face after her resounding victory in the West Bengal assembly polls has been trying to bring together opposition parties to form an alternative force against the BJP government ahead of the next Lok Sabha polls PTI PNT NN NN