Congress today chose not to get provoked despite the Trinamool Congress daring it to walk out of the alliance in West Bengal and NCP's ultimatum on the Mumbai civic polls.
Congress today chose not to get provoked despite the Trinamool Congress daring it to walk out of the alliance in West Bengal and NCP's ultimatum on the Mumbai civic polls and hoped all matters would be resolved through discussion and dialogue.
Describing the recent tiff with Mamata Banerjee's party as "internal matter" of the alliance, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi expressed confidence that the issue would be sorted out soon.
He also downplayed NCP chief Sharad Pawar's ultimatum for an immediate decision on seat sharing for the Mumbai civic polls.
Alvi also signalled that Congress is willing to reach out to the allies saying that if there is any proposal for a UPA Coordination Committee, it will definitely be considered.
"Mamata is our ally, our alliance partner. This is an internal issue. It has not happened for the first time. When there is an alliance with other parties, differences of view points do exist. We will sort it out soon," Alvi said.
Asked whether the party feels the need for a UPA coordination committee so that alliance partners function in more cordial atmosphere, Alvi said regular interactions do take place among allies and "if any such proposal comes before the government, the government will definitely consider it."
The AICC reaction came on a day when Trinamool Congress today, for the first time, publicly asked Congress to choose its manner of exit from the alliance in West Bengal.
Trinamool Congress Secretary-General Partha Chatterjee also alleged that Congress and CPI(M) had ganged up against the chief minister to stall developments in agriculture and industry in the state initiated by her.
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