Humble Mamata thanks people, to take oath on May 27

At her first presser after party’s victory, Banerjee termed the coming together of CPI-M and Congress as a blunder.

With the Trinamool Congress set for a second term with an enhanced majority, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the coming together of Communist Party of India-Marxist and Congress was a “blunder” for both the parties and accused the Opposition of spinning a “web of lies” to grab power.

Thanking the people for the “unprecedented victory”, Banerjee said politics in the state had hit a “historic low” during the electioneering and there should be a “Laxman Rekha” to maintain decency in public discourse.

“It is an unprecedented victory despite a joint Opposition unleashing violence. I thank people of Bengal from bottom of my heart for keeping faith in Trinamool Congress. The Opposition had spun a web of lies which has been rejected,” Banerjee said addressing a press conference.

Asked whether she harbours hope of a prominent national role in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, she did not give a direct reply and called herself a less important person, adding “I love my country and my motherland.”

About TMC’s equation with Bharatiya Janata Party, she said, “We have ideological differences with it but we will always support it on issues that are beneficial to the people.”

She also said TMC will support Goods and Services Tax Bill in Parliament as promised earlier.

Terming the alliance between the Congress and CPI-M a “blunder”, she said when “ideology is lost, everything is lost. People of West Bengal have rejected attempts to mislead them, and the conspiracies.”

“TMC is not communal like BJP and we take all religions together,” she said.

Banerjee said socio-economic development of the downtrodden people will be her priority and claimed there was no corruption in Bengal as being “spread by a section of the media with vested interests”.

Banerjee said she will take oath on May 27.