Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 19 (ANI): CPI(M-L) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya has vehemently denied allegations of cross-voting by his party's MLAs during the recent Rajya Sabha elections, terming the claims made by the Congress party as "highly objectionable and false."Speaking to ANI, Bhattacharya expressed deep astonishment at the accusations, asserting that the party had strictly adhered to its commitment to support the Congress candidate."Yesterday, Rajya Sabha elections were held. It had been decided that our two MLAs would vote in favour of the Congress candidate; consequently, both our MLAs cast their votes for the Congress candidate. However, I am astonished that the Congress is levelling highly objectionable and false allegations against the CPI(M-L) MLAs, claiming that our members engaged in cross-voting. This is a false accusation against the CPI(M-L), intended to tarnish our image and create a completely erroneous impression regarding our MLAs.He mentioned that a letter has been written to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, stating that the allegations are entirely incorrect. Bhattacharya's remarks come amid political buzz over alleged cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand, which has triggered speculation within the INDIA bloc regarding coordination among its constituent parties.Amid the controversy, Jharkhand Congress leader and Minister Irfan Ansari alleged that alliance partners had "betrayed" the coalition...
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 19 (ANI): CPI(M-L) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya has vehemently denied allegations of cross-voting by his party's MLAs during the recent Ra...