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Kolkata: The newly formed Indian Secular Front-led by Abbas Siddiqui on Sunday vowed to defeat the TMC and the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections, asserting that people of West Bengal would teach Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “a lesson for her arrogance”.

Proclaiming support for the Left Front and its allies in the state, Siddiqui said Bengal will get the better of the BJP and "its B-team Mamata Banerjee" in the polls. However, in a word of caution for the Congress, with which his partys talks are in choppy waters, Mr Siddiqui said that he is in politics to become a partner and get his rightful claims.

"Mamata and her TMC have destroyed democracy and unleashed anarchy. They will pay for it in the elections. The TMC government did nothing for the minorities and the backward communities of the state," he said.

Kolkata, Feb. 28: The newly-formed Indian Secular Front (ISF) led by Abbas Siddiqui on Sunday vowed to defeat the TMC and the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that people of West Bengal would teach chief minister Mamata Banerjee “a lesson for her arrogance”.

Proclaiming support for the Left Front and its allies in the state, Siddiqui said Bengal will get the better of the BJP and “its

Mamata and her TMC have destroyed democracy and unleashed anarchy. They will pay for it in the elections.

— Abbas Siddiqui, ISF leader

B-team Mamata Banerjee” in the polls. However, in a word of caution for the Congress, with which his partys talks are in choppy waters, Mr Siddiqui said that he is in politics to become a partner and get his rightful claims.

“Mamata and her TMC have destroyed democracy and unleashed anarchy. They will pay for it in the elections. The TMC government did nothing for the minorities and the backward communities of the state,” he said, addressing a mega joint rally at the Brigade

Parade Ground in Kolkata.

The ISF, floated by influential Muslim cleric of Hooghly district’s Furfura Sharif last month, is against the politics of appeasement, he said.

“We dont want appeasement. We want our rightful claims, just like any other citizen of this country. We too have equal rights,” Mr Siddiqui said.

The BJP often accuses the TMC of appeasing Muslims for vote bank politics.

“No one is allowed to speak in Bengal, except a few brave hearts like us. The chief minister has lost her sleep. It is our battle to free Bengal from dictatorship,” he said.

Lashing out at the TMC for allegedly betraying the minorities of the state, Siddiqui said that they will ensure that the ruling party loses its political significance after the polls.

“We wont get swayed by false promises,” he said.