TMC up in arms over CPI(M)-BJP \'joint\' operation
Deccan ChronicleNEW DELHI: While there is a buzz over covert cooperation between the Marxists and the BJP for the panchayat elections in West Bengal, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress is up in arms over a Central government The TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy claimed the “ Eyebrows were also raised when CPI leader Siuya Kanti Mishra and West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari appeared to be somewhat soft on each other’s outfits. However, a senior BJP leader from Bengal indicated that during the panchayat polls, “there could be some understanding between the BJP and CPI at the local level”. The senior BJP leader said the “understanding at the local level in panchayat polls has nothing to do with diktats from the high command. An internal survey by the BJP indicated that the party has “poor booth-level presence.” The senior leader, admitting that the party needed to strengthen its booth-level presence, claimed that the party workers were being “targeted by the TMC administration”.