Mamata hails SC, calls it victory of democracy

| | Kolkata

Dubbing the Supreme Court verdict as a “victory of democracy and of the people”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday slammed the BJP, the Congress and the CPI(M) for “defaming” the State.

It was a planned move by the three political parties to gain political advantage, Mamata said, adding these parties had deliberately resorted to false propaganda.

“I think it is a victory of democracy and victory of the people. I want to dedicate it to the people of the country,” Mamata said.

She said the CPI(M) and the BJP moving the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of elections in over 20,000 uncontested local body seats in West Bengal had brought bad name to the State.