Mamata Banerjee makes a prediction for 2019 elections

Adarsh Rout: All roads in the city will lead to Esplanade today, the venue of the TMC’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to  spell out the party’s strategy for the next Lok Sabha polls.

The TMC observes the Martyrs’ Day every year on July 21 in its bid to pay homage to 13 Youth Congress workers, allegedly killed in police firing in 1993 during the Left Front regime in West Bengal. Ms Banerjee was a leader of the Youth Congress at that time.

“Today, we will get the directive from our supremo for the Lok Sabha polls next year. We will also give a befitting reply to allegations made by BJP leaders during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s (Midnapore) rally,” a senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader said.