West Bengal Assembly polls | Those who believe in democracy support the Samyukta Morcha, says Bengal Congress chief

If BJP wants a Congress-mukt Bharat, Trinamool Congress wants an Opposition-free West Bengal; both are two sides of the same coin, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

The Samyukta Morcha is providing a real alternative to the people of West Bengal against the competitive communalism of the BJP and the Trinamool Congress, says West Bengal Pradesh Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who has played a crucial role in forging the alliance of the Congress, the Left and the Indian Secular Front. The Congress is contesting 92 seats. We have never witnessed an Assembly election in West Bengal where the Bharatiya Janata Party has tried to create a divide in the electorate through its communal propaganda in such a blatant manner. On the other side of the political spectrum is the Trinamool Congress under which the people of the State have suffered for so many years. It is interesting to see the Trinamool Congress, which has stifled democracy in the State, telling the people that they are fighting for restoration of democracy. Democracy and secularism are an integral part of the culture of West Bengal, and we represent that force. Those who believe in democracy and want to protect the State from the communal aggression have joined us, the Samyukta Morcha. This force that was kept away from the mainstream media narrative has not only been able to make its mark but is also getting the support of people. The people are responding to the campaign of the Samyukta Morcha and the biggest example was our rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds.