Quotes from Mamata Banerjee

Struggle has been a part and parcel of my life.

Our policy is very clear: whatever policy will suit the people, whatever policy will suit the circumstances, whatever policy will suit my state.

I never supported violence. Before the formation of TMC, I was a member of the Congress Party. Gandhi's Congress. Non-violence is a philosophy that runs deep.

I am not God. Nor am I Phantom. I am ready to accept any criticism. I have been in politics for decades. Each and every day, in several media, there is criticism of me.

One political party must behave goodly with another political party, whatever is possible within the political jurisdiction.

We are not Marxist or capitalist; we are for the poor people.

Jyoti Basu is the biggest fraud, cheat, and con man in West Bengal.

Sometimes, when democracy has to fight with autocracy, what can be done? We have to fight; somebody has to.

Student life taught me a lesson - never bow down your head. Be straightforward and bold in whatever you do.

In BJP & RSS, there are good people I respect, but some are playing dirty games.

After my father died, we faced hardship but never asked anybody for help. We were self-sufficient.

In Bengal, at the state level, the Congress and Left are working with the BJP. At the national level, for the greater good, we feel we must work together in Parliament.

Mamata Banerjee is just a casual worker, just like a commoner.

I have flatly refused to be conned by Jyoti Basu and his corrupt government.

We are from the very middle class family. We have not come from the English medium school. We came from our regional languages school.

I have repeated ad nauseam my party's issues, which range from improving the lot of the poor to women's issues.

Change is a continuous process. You cannot assess it with the static yardstick of a limited time frame. When a seed is sown into the ground, you cannot immediately see the plant. You have to be patient. With time, it grows into a large tree. And then the flowers bloom, and only then can the fruits be plucked.

Our party, I can tell you, is very transparent; we believe in our credentials. Our credentials are our only credibility; we are not going to compromise on that; we are the commoners.

We are open to everyone who wants to contribute in our mission to make West Bengal a glorious state.

In my government, I do Twitter on my own. I have no sponsorship, nothing.

I don't think the elite class is only speaking the good English.

It is my birthright, it is my political right, it is my democratic right, it is my constitutional right... that I must open my mouth... my voice... I can raise my voice.

I have no problem working with anybody as long as they are efficient and their intentions, their philosophy, their ideology are clear.

Few states, they have the international borders, state borders; in India, there is so much diversity in system. Unity in diversity is our system, so therefore, you cannot take for granted, whatever you do.