Trinamool won't contest CPI-M in Tripura polls

January 27, 2013 15:51

Trinamool Congress, the arch political rival of CPI-M, has decided not to contest the February 14 Tripura assembly polls .

President of Tripura Trinamol Pradesh Committee Manik Deb said the TC high command, led by Mamata Banerjee, has instructed them to not put up candidates in Tripura elections on the plea that the leaders would remain busy for the three by-elections in West Bengal in February and panchayat elections in April.

To a question, he said, "It is not a question of giving less importance to Tripura. It is a question of priority. If our party becomes stable in West Bengal, we would be able to spread our organisations in other state, though we expressed our desire to contest in the elections".

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