“In the last one decade, there have been instances of Congress leaders and supporters joining the Trinamool Congress. On ideological grounds, Congress has always tried to forge an alliance with the party to defeat the CPM,” reads the manifesto, adding: “Despite being an ally of the UPA government at the Centre, the Trinamool Congress has ignored our demands and been totally uncompromising while chalking out the alliance.”

The manifesto indicates the Congress leadership is miffed with the Trinamool for failing to forge the alliance.

Taking a dig at the CPM, state Congress working president Pradip Bhattacharjee said: “Congress is not a financially bankrupt party that it has to depend on the CPM for financing its candidates. Claims suggestive of the same are an insult to our party and we hope political leaders refrain from making such statements in the future.”