‘Not ready to form alliance with CPI(M), they killed lakhs of people’: Mamata Banerjee

While growing disagreements over seat-sharing have put the Opposition alliance at risk of collapsing, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief, said on Thursday that her party, in collaboration with similar regional allies, is poised to establish the government at the Centre following the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

However, Banerjee categorically dismissed the possibility of allying with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M). She asserted that the CPI(M) had been responsible for orchestrating the killings of Opposition activists during its rule in the state.

“I can assure you all that we will form the government in Delhi. As to how or in what manner we form the government at the Centre is something we will decide after the (Lok Sabha) elections through talks with like-minded regional parties," the TMC Supremo said, as reported by ANI.

Ruling out trucking with the Left, which is a partner in the INDIA bloc, for the Lok Sabha polls in Bengal, she added, “The killed scores of people when they were in power here. They took lives and wrecked many households. They burned (anti-land acquisition activist) Tapasi Malik alive in Singur. People were set ablaze and their bodies were dumped in the Haldi River of Nandigram. We will never go into an alliance with the CPI(M). They perpetrated similar horrific crimes in Shantipur as well."

The West Bengal CM had earlier ruled out allying with the Congress, saying her party was quite capable of going it alone in the state and defeating the BJP-led NDA.

Accusations flew as , a TMC leader and nephew of Mamata Banerjee, pointed fingers at the Congress, holding them responsible for the breakdown in seat-sharing discussions.

Earlier in the week, representatives of various