May 6, 2015
TMC is in, rest all are out: Mamata Banerjee to party councillors
Mamata Banerjee today met the newly elected party councillors, including the outgoing civic body chiefs who won, from across Bengal at Nazrul Mancha to lay down guidelines on how to adhere to a “time-bound” schedule for development activities for the next five years.
Besides the Chairperson, party’s Secretary General Partha Chatterjee, urban development minister Firhad Hakim and the party’s general secretary and MP, Suvendu Adhikari also addressed the gathering.
Trinamool has won 70 of the 91 civic boards in the districts in addition to sweeping the Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls.
A total of 1,425 elected representatives, including the 114 Trinamool councillors in KMC, are expected to participate in today’s session.
Highlights of the Chairperson’s speech:
- I welcome all the elected representatives who are present here today.
- People of #Bengal have given a fitting reply to the canards spread by a section of people.
- We dedicate our victory to the people. This is the beauty of democracy.
- You have to go to every household in your wards to thank people for their support.
- We are not here for power. We are just representatives of people.
- We are here to work for the people. This is our duty. This is our responsibility.
- Those who perform well must be acknowledged. Those who are committing mistakes must correct their course.
- We are working for people of all castes, creed, communities.
- Some people are trying to incite communal tension. It is easy to create rifts. It is not easy to win hearts.
- Every municipality should organise training camps to make new councillors aware of their duties.
- I will meet the PM during his State-visit. It is my Constitutional duty which I have to perform.
- When I was Railway Minister I had initiated several projects for Bengal.
- When we came to power I said I will develop land maps and land banks. I have done that.
- We have lost a lot of time because of various elections. We could have done much more.
- We inherited a huge debt burden. Centre takes away our revenues for no fault of ours.
- Centre takes taxes from all States and then distributes money to us. They are not doing any favour.
- Centre has slashed allocations for various schemes like Sarva Siksha Abhiyan & Backward Region Development.
- They have reduced funds for ICDS. There are no funds for mid-day meal scheme. How will poor students survive.
- So many people will be out of work if 100 Days’ Work Scheme is curtailed.
- I will raise all these issues with the Centre.
- When I don’t meet the PM, media says I am always fighting. When I meet him, they say we have a deal.
- I am in favour of making the federal structure of India stronger.
- We are giving rice at Rs 2/kg to the land losers in Singur.
- We are providing vocational training to Adivasi, tribal students.
- We have a social responsibility. We are aware of our duties.
- CPM-Congress-BJP-ABP have formed an alliance.
- These days anything and everything is presented as news. Facts are not even cross-checked. Lies are spread for TRP.
- Three districts from Bengal are among the Top 4 districts in India in building toilets.
- A leader has to take everyone along. Let Opposition continue their slander. We will work for the people.
- We will celebrate our victory through Rabindra Jayanti function at 4 PM on Saturday in every block.
- Trinamool Congress is intact. TMC is in. Rest all are out.
- We gave the slogan ‘Bodla noy, bodol chai’ (We want change not revenge) in 2011.
- Stay alert. Serve the people in your municipalities. Work for people. Stay well.
- Young generation must come forward. We have to prepare the new generation.
