Can do it alone in Bengal, Mamata tells Congress

Kolkata, July 21 (ANI): Turning a fresh leaf in its ongoing love-hate relationship with the Congress, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday announced that it might walk alone in West Bengal.

Party president and the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made the announcement here, adding that the alliance in Delhi (with UPA) will last as along as the TMC gets respect.

Addressing a rally in Esplanade in central Kolkata to mark the killing of 13 Youth Congress activists in 1993, Banerjee said, "I am a rough and tough administrator. TMC is marking strong presence in Manipur, Arunachal, UP, Assam. I tell Delhi, don't neglect Bengal so much, we can snatch our rights if it comes to such a pass."

The day is observed by Banerjee in remembrance of 13 Youth Congress workers who were killed in police firing on July 21, 1993. However, over the years the rally has transformed into an opportunity for the party to show its strength to its political opponents, mainly the Left. (ANI)