Murshidabad, Jan. 23 -- In a fresh attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, state Congress president and MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday called the former an "opportunist," adding that the Congress party knows how to contest elections on its own.

Hitting out at the West Bengal CM, Adhir Chowdhury said that in the 2011 elections, Mamata Banerjee came to power with the mercy of Congress.

"This time, the elections will not be fought at the mercy of Mamata Banerjee. The Congress defeated the BJP and TMC in the two seats that Mamata Banerjee is leaving. The Congress party knows how to contest the elections. Mamta Banerjee is an opportunist; she came to power in 2011, with the mercy of Congress," the Congress MP said while a...