GG News Bureau
Kolkata/New Delhi, 27th July. The opposition BJP in West Bengal slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for walking out of the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, labeling it as a “drama” intended to gain political mileage.
BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya remarked that Banerjee’s actions were part of a “weak script” she had devised.
“She was allowed due time at the NITI Aayog meeting. She did not attend the meeting for the economic benefit of the people of West Bengal but to reap political dividends and stage a drama by walking out,” Bhattacharya alleged.
He further added, “She portrayed herself as an opposition leader and not an administrator.”
CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya questioned Banerjee’s attendance at the meeting, noting that chief ministers of other INDIA bloc parties had skipped it.
“She was aware of the consequences. And her action again gives rise to the theory that she went to Delhi to have some understanding with Narendra Modi. People will realize the pretentiousness of the entire issue,” he claimed.
The state Congress also voiced its discontent, with spokesperson Soumya Aich stating that Banerjee attended the meeting without consulting other opposition parties. “We have nothing to say on this issue. We had boycotted the meeting and she did not. She did not consult us and went on her own,” Aich told PTI.
Banerjee walked out of the meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming that she was unfairly stopped midway through her speech, despite being the sole representative of the opposition.
TMC spokesperson Santanu Sen defended her actions, stating, “When the only female CM of the country started speaking about Bengal not getting its due, her mic was muted. This shows how the voice of the opposition is being gagged. We strongly condemn this.”
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