Kolkata/IBNS: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav is set to attend West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees Martyrs Day rally in Kolkata on Sunday.
Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh said on his X handle that Akhilesh, who is a part of the INDIA bloc, will be attending the rally on being invited by Mamata Banerjee.
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Kunal Ghosh (@KunalGhoshAgain) July 20, 2024
The 2024 Martyrs Day rally assumes significance as this will be the first mega rally by Mamata Banerjee after her TMC swept the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 summer.
Out of 42 seats, TMC managed to win 29 of them dashing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)s hope to increase its footprint in the state.
The BJP got its tally reduced from 18 to 12 seats, Congress managed to win 1 and Left drew a blank.
Akhileshs Samajwadi Party has regained prominence in the Uttar Pradesh politics after it trounced the mighty BJP in the state winning 37 alone and 43 in an alliance with the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls.
It would be closely watched whether Mamata and Akhilesh bat for the strengthening of the regional parties amid the Congress resurgence in the national politics.
What is the Martyrs Day rally?
On this day in 1993, 13 people were shot by police during the Left Front regime when then Congress youth leader Mamata Banerjee was leading a rally demanding that identity cards be made mandatory to cast votes.
Tomorrow comes another 21st July!
21st July is a blood-soaked day in the history of Bengal. 13 lives were brutally taken away by the repressive regime of CPI( M) on this day in 1993. I lost 13 of my co-fighters on this day in my battle against repression. 21st July is therefore
Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) July 20, 2024
