Title - Mukul Roy, Subhendu take on Adhir in Cong stronghold

BEHRAMPORE: Addressing a gathering of more than 10,000 at Congress stronghold Kandi, Seeing nearly more than 10,000 workers, Trinamool's all-India general secretary Mukul Roy threw a challenge before Union minister Adhir Chowdhury to prove his courage and honesty."If Chowdhury has courage and honesty, why doesn't he resign from the MP post and try his luck at Behrampore again?" Roy asked, adding that post he can prove his power by resigning from MP post and rewinning from Behrampore.Because, They are saying we have won with help of alliance, we do not believe in treachery so Humayun Kabir resigned from MLA at first and then joined T.M.C.Trinamool does not like backdoor policy. "We challenge, we would re-elect Humayun in the Reginagar by-polls."He also said: "Congress cannot force us to stick to their government as there is no CBI or 2G case against us. Nobody can raise corruption charges against our party. We never took any hit on our image during our 3 years' presence at the Centre and one-and-a-half-years in the state. I am happy to see such huge gathering. Once there was a time nobody dared to say words against Chowdhury or work for any opposition party. None of our party members are accused in double murder case. And police never recovered illegal arms from us. I never travelled to Calcutta high court to secure a bail in a double murder case." needed to get bail from Kolkata high court for murder case.'

Making the party's views clear on the railway projects in the state, Roy said that all the projects in Bengal would be completed. "How can Chowdhury raise questions over viability of projects in the state?"

On being asked about the row involving senior leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Roy said: "I have talked to him. He is our senior leader. There is no need to worry about him. He is loyal to the party."

Subhendu Adhikary, who also attended the rally, alleged that the CPM has now become the B-team of Congress. 'earlier time congress was B team of CPM , now CPM has become congress's B-team. Ask why Murshidabad is so backward after 64 years of independence? Residents of Murshidabad has always blessed congress and even last two terms 3 congress M.P.s were elected and one become top central minister, but did nothing. Here, we fight against Left Front and congress at the same time as congress sabotaged by filing independent candidates at three seats.'

Forward bloc's former district president Bibekanda Mishra and AICC member Ranjan Bhattacharya and 10 panchayt members, one panchayat pradhan joined TMC from congress and CPM today.

Answering to reporters Roy said 'chowdhury has become minister for hardly 6 months, why he is raising questions about viability of railway projects for the state, every projects would be completed in Bengal.