KOLKATA: Mamata Banerjee on Friday brushed off the hurt of another failed Delhi mission, believing she would win the war even if she has lost the battle to topple the government through a no-confidence motion.
A day after she stood in isolation in national politics, with the Left Front chairman Biman Bose saying the Trinamool Congress chief was still "politically immature", Mamata put up a defiant face and tried to project her cause as one fought on ideals, not numbers. Not that she had too many numbers to play with — the motion could muster the support of just 21 MPs on Thursday, far short of the 50 needed for the motion to be admitted.
"I am not bothered about my defeat. I am happy that I have waged a war based on ideology and values. I will hold on to my principles till my last breath, and go down fighting for them no matter how tough the road ahead is," Mamata told her audience at Ashutosh College auditorium in Kolkata, speaking on the occasion of her alma mater Jogomaya Devi College completing 80 years. She also took refuge in Ramakrishna Paramhansa to explain her warfare of ideals, saying, "Don't forget to hiss once in a while, but don't bite."
The refrain of ideals were similar to those made earlier this year, when Mamata was outmanoeuvered by the Mulayam Singh Yadav when she opposed Pranab Mukherjee's presidential candidature. After a campaign on Facebook, Mamata eventually backed Mukherjee.
But the renewed confidence in Mamata could probably also be attributed to the deadlock in Parliament as the government refused to blink before the Left and BJP's demand for a vote on FDI in multi-brand retail, which both parties preferred over supporting the Trinamool's no-trust motion.
"There is no gurantee that the Manmohan Singh government will allow a discussion in Lok Sabha, followed by voting. They (Left and BJP) wouldn't have to labour so much to initiate a discussion on FDI if they had supported our no-confidence notice," Trinamool Parliamentary Party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay said.
Whatever the consequence, Mamata said she won't budge an inch from her policies — be it FDI or land acquisition.
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