The rally’s overarching theme revolves across the alleged withholding of the state’s monetary dues by the central authorities, a contentious subject that has dominated state politics for the previous two years.
The Trinamool Congress is all set to launch its Lok Sabha ballot campaign with a grand rally on Sunday at Kolkata’s famed Brigade Parade Grounds, the place social gathering supremo Mamata Banerjee is about to galvanise supporters and set the tone for the upcoming elections.
Christened ‘Jana Garjan Sabha’, the mega occasion will characteristic three platforms, together with a cross ramp, with Mamata Banerjee and TMC’s nationwide normal secretary Abhishek Banerjee taking centre-stage as the principle audio system.
The rally’s overarching theme revolves across the alleged withholding of the state’s monetary dues by the central authorities, a contentious subject that has dominated state politics for the previous two years.
Lakhs of supporters and quite a few block-level leaders are anticipated to flock from totally different districts to hear their beloved chief, affectionately known as ‘Didi’.
“We are organising a rally at Brigade Parade Grounds after a long time. It is going to be a historic event. Our party supremo Mamata Banerjee will give a message which we will take to every nook and corner of West Bengal and ensure the defeat of the BJP in all the 42 Lok Sabha seats of the state,” TMC chief Firhad Hakim mentioned.
Ahead of the rally, Abhishek Banerjee personally inspected the venue on Saturday night as social gathering insiders predicted a large turnout, starting from six to eight lakh.
The TMC’s mega rally at Maidan, often known as Brigade Parade Grounds, a historic website initially established as a parade floor through the British colonial period, holds significance as that is the social gathering’s first large-scale gathering at Maidan because the January 2019 opposition assembly, the place leaders from 19 opposition events joined forces in a show of solidarity.
Despite its well-entrenched grassroots organisation, TMC’s tally dropped to 22 seats from 34 in 2019, whereas BJP clocked a powerful efficiency by clinching 18 seats in the state.
Sources throughout the TMC steered the potential for important defections from different political events, notably the BJP, which has seen eight MLAs and two MPs crossing over to the ruling social gathering in the state because the 2021 meeting polls.
In a departure from typical rally setups, the Trinamool Congress has opted for ramps to facilitate nearer interplay between leaders and supporters throughout speeches. The three fundamental phases interconnected by ramps goal to improve engagement and join with the grassroots.
Meanwhile, the BJP has derided the TMC’s rally, branding it because the social gathering’s “farewell rally”. Senior BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari disparaged TMC’s leaders as “goons and corrupt,” predicting their “impending downfall”.
In a countermove, the BJP plans to maintain a rally in Sandeshkhali, the place allegations of sexual abuse in opposition to TMC leaders have surfaced.
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