Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir on Sunday expressed his desire to form an electoral alliance with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) once he launches his new political outfit on December 22.

He also invited the CPIM, Congress and Indian Secular Front (ISF) of Naushad Siddiqui to join the alliance to fight against the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state and the BJP at the Centre.

“I will announce the name of my new party on December 22. My party will ally with Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), and I have already discussed the issue with Owaisi saheb. He has asked me to come to Hyderabad for further talks,” said Kabir.

The comments from the suspended Trinamool Congress leader came a day after he laid the foundation stone for a Babri Masjid at Beldanga in Murshidabad district.

“Alliance with the AIMIM is confirmed. I also welcome CPIM and ISF, and Congress also so that we can fight together against the BJP at the Centre and Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. Our target is 135 seats in West Bengal. Once the alliance is formalised, we can hold seat-sharing talks,” Kabir said.

In the 2021 state Assembly polls, the CPIM-led Left Front and Congress had forged an electoral alliance with the newly launched Indian Secular Front (ISF). However, the alliance performed miserably with the Left and Congress drawing a blank, while ISF won only one seat in the 294-seat strong West Bengal Assembly.

With Kabir’s party yet to be launched and the Left and Congress deciding to end their alliance in Bengal and contest elections separately, it is yet to be seen how far his proposals will be accepted by the parties he named.

Sources said the CPIM has already ruled out any electoral alliance with Kabir’s outfit, as leaders claimed that he is nothing but an agent of the BJP.

–IANS

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