Amid talk of Congress-mukta Opposition and ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s meetings with the leaders of the NCP and the Shiv Sena in Mumbai, the Congress party has said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) president was repeating the mistakes that some parties had committed by opposing the grand old party in the past, thus helping the BJP. 

Earlier on Tuesday, the NCP stood in support of the ally, saying the opposition front would not be possible without the Congress, and if the Sena and Congress can come together, then, the TMC and the Congress, who are ideologically parallel, should have no problem in joining hands. The NCP further added that the TMC chief should sort out the differences it has with the Congress. The statement is significant as Banerjee is scheduled to meet NCP boss Sharad Pawar on Wednesday during her three-day Mumbai visit beginning Tuesday evening.