By IANS,
Kolkata : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday yet again signalled that his party would resort to hard bargaining with the Trinamool Congress during alliance formation for next year’s West Bengal assembly polls.
“We want to defeat the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). We want and we will discuss an alliance. But there can be no alliance without dignity. We will extend our hand but not bow our heads,” Gandhi said while addressing potential Youth Congress candidates at Jalpaiguri in North Bengal.
Gandhi exhorted Youth Congress workers to provide leadership to the younger generation not only in the state but also across the nation.
During an interaction with the youth leaders, Gandhi refused to attach any importance to the recent development of some party leaders deserting. “Let them join, there is no reason to worry when Youth Congress has leaders like you,” Gandhi told a youth who broached the issue.
On the second day of his three-day tour to revive the party ahead of the polls, Gandhi toured three north Bengal districts of Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and South Dinajpur.
He also addressed a convention of tea plantation workers at Jalpaiguri and listened to their woes.
Besides, Gandhi attended a Scheduled Castes’ convention at Coochbehar.