The Congress party has invited West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to its Martyrs' Day event in Kolkata, contingent on a public acknowledgment that her departure from Congress was a mistake. The West Bengal Congress president attached this condition to the invitation, suggesting that Mamata's participation would require her to make such a statement.
The Congress leadership also expressed concern about the historical narrative surrounding the event. The West Bengal Congress president stated that Mamata should not distort the historical significance of the 1993 movement, indicating tensions over how the Martyrs' Day commemoration should be presented and interpreted.
The invitation reflects the complicated political relationship between Congress and Mamata Banerjee, who founded the Trinamool Congress party after breaking away from Congress. The conditional nature of the invite highlights ongoing disputes between the parties over both past political decisions and the proper framing of historical events important to their political identity.
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