Date:07/07/2003 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2003/07/07/stories/2003070707551100.htm

National

Mamata's charge

KOLKATA, JULY, 17. The Trinamool Congress leader, Mamata Banerjee, today accused the CPI(M) and Congress of trying to split her legislature party, which is faced with dissension over the boycott of the current session of the West Bengal Assembly.

"The CPI(M) and Congress are coming together in an attempt to break my party through administrative power and horse- trading," Ms. Banerjee told the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani.

"In Parliament, it has always been the practice to evolve a consensus. But here the ruling party doesn't even bother to talk to the Opposition, even after one and a half months of our boycott,'' the Trinamool chief told Mr. Advani. — PTI