Nexus between Trinamool and Maoists, alleges CPI-M

October 9th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Maoists are getting foreign funds through some non-governmental organisations, a top official of the West Bengal Police claimed here Friday. "A portion of foreign funds routed through some NGOs for the welfare of tribals is going to the Moists," state Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh told mediapersons.

October 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday accused the Congress of breaching the rules of alliance politics, hours after the latter formed the civic board in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation with support from the West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF). The Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), is a staunch opponent of the Trinamool Congress, a coalition partner of the Congress in the central government.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee hailed the good showing of Trinamool Congress in civic polls in Darjeeling district as victory over state-sponsored terrorism. In the 47-member district council, the Trinamool Congress and the Congress combine bagged 15 seats each.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Forward Bloc Thursday alleged that the Trinamool Congress ministers at the centre were instigating violence across West Bengal to facilitate imposition of president's rule in the state there. The Trinamool Congress, on the other hand, urged the central government to send an official delegation to the state to decide on the use of Article 355, followed by the imposition of Article 356 in the state to clamp president's rule on West Bengal.

July 31st, 2009 KOLKATA - The Congress Friday bowed to the Trinamool Congress' demand and agreed to concede both the seats in the coming West Bengal assembly by-polls to the Trinamool. The Congress, which earlier demanded one of the two seats in Kolkata - Bowbazar and Sealdah - which are slated to go to the polls Aug 18, agreed to withdraw its candidates from both the constituencies following instructions from the party high command.

July 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that violence at Lalgarh should stop immediately.

June 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - The legislators of West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress Tuesday walked out of the state assembly, protesting against "atrocities" by the joint security forces on innocent villagers of Lalgarh during the operation to flush out Maoists. Trinamool members were upset after an adjournment motion called by a party member on the issue was rejected by Speaker H.A.

June 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday accused West Bengal's ruling Left Front of being in cahoots with the Maoists saying the Communists had used the rebels to win the polls in the western districts. "The Left used Maoists to rig the elections and now they are saying Maoists helped the Trinamool.

June 20th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's principal opposition party Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Saturday said Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee "is a bigger Maoist" and threatened a stir if allegations that her party had links with leftwing rebels were not withdrawn. "We will wait for 48 hours.

May 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Jubilant Trinamool Congress supporters waved the victory sign and celebrated in the West Bengal capital Saturday after the party along with its ally the Congress established a clear lead in the Left-ruled state as voting trends indicated. The Trinamool was leading in 13 constituencies while alliance partner Congress was ahead in five out of the 32 seats for which trends were available.

May 10th, 2009 KOLKATA - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday said Maoist guerrillas of West Bengal were dummies planted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to split the anti-Left votes in the state. 'The so-called Maoists are nothing but dummy organisations of the CPI-M in the state.

May 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress spokesperson Veerappa Moily Wednesday said his party will not form any alliance that will upset its poll partner Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. 'We won't do anything which will upset the Trinamool,' Moily told reporters here.

March 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - After days of rumblings among the grassroot workers of the Congress and Trinamool Congress about the alliance between the two parties, leaders of both outfits Tuesday called for a united effort to defeat the state's Communist-led Left Front in the Lok Sabha polls. 'I know there is discontent among Congress workers who feel our party has got fewer number of seats than it deserves.

March 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front Thursday termed the Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance for the Lok Sabha elections as an unholy nexus and asked them to clarify the basis of their understanding. 'People of West Bengal don't know on what basis the Congress and Trinamool joined hands in the Lok Sabha elections,' Left Front chair Biman Bose said.

February 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front Sunday launched its Lok Sabha poll campaign with a huge gathering that saw its leaders attack principal opposition Trinamool Congress for stalling development activities and allegedly being hand in glove with the Maoists. Setting the tone of the front's campaign for the polls, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and front chairman Biman Bose decried the demand for including three districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in Jharkhand and charged the Trinamool with joining hands with the separatist forces as part of a 'conspiracy' to divide the state.