Mamata 'embarrassed'

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, DEC. 9. Even as the Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, insisted that the NDA allies had no cause to be dissatisfied with his remarks on the Ayodhya controversy, Ms. Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress asserted that it was not proper for him to deviate from the common agenda and any deviation would only lead to a conflict within the ruling alliance.

Ms. Banerjee, who is also a Union Minister, pronounced herself to be ``embarrassed'' over the Prime Minister's statements and said ``we want the issue to be sorted out immediately.'' She also revealed that her party had sought a meeting of the NDA coordination committee to discuss the recent controversy. The Trinamool Congress leader noted that the Government could be formed only because the common agenda had jettisoned contentious issues such as Article 370, uniform civil code and the Ayodhya temple. The Railway Minister is believed to be in touch with the Telugu Desam Party and the DMK.

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