The way Adhir was treated at the Brigade meeting only goes to show that Rahul was damn right in keeping away.
In any case, there's no reason for the central leadership to subscribe to: "Ekushe Raam / Chhaabbishe Baam!". It's only too accutely aware of the implications of a BJP victory in West Bengal. (The state secretary of the CPI(M) has publicly added to the BJP campaign that Mamata is losing (to the BJP) from Nandigram: < https://www.bengallive.in/west-bengal/suryakanta-mishra-at-a-press-conference-in-malda/ >.) In case of a hung assembly, it'd surely weigh in favour of joining hands with the TMC - regardless of its alliance partners (and even local leaders). <<Top Congress sources say that while an extensive star campaigner list has been drawn up for each phase, the focus will only be on the last three phases where the party has some considerable presence. One Congress leader said: “We won’t waste out energy where we have no presence. We will bring all our stars in the last few phases where we have stakes.” ... One more reason why Gandhis, especially Rahul Gandhi, are staying away is because of an alliance with the Left in Bengal clashes with the Congress opposition to it in Kerala. He stayed away from the joint Samyukt Morcha rally in Kolkata as he wanted to play safe, he [an unnamed dissident] said. ... So far, the Congress has not even campaigned for its allies. For example, Meenakshi Mukherjee, the Left candidate from Nandigram, was seen braving it alone with her cadre. The Congress flags were nowhere to be seen.>> https://www.news18.com/amp/news/politics/is-congress-shying-away-from-a-fight-in-west-bengal-the-campaign-mood-says-so-3603041.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZi%3D-uFnAadEmhLj3yQp5XX0F-owiJT5QRa6xgr9O%2BEV5Q%40mail.gmail.com.
