Senior Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Choudhury on Sunday questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s choice to attend the dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on the event of G20 meet in New Delhi, asking if that may not weaken her stance towards the Narendra Modi authorities.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP SP Singh Baghel and others in the course of the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu,(Twitter)
The state Congress president additionally questioned whether or not there was “any other reason” for the Trinamool Congress supremo to participate within the programme.
The TMC hit again at Choudhury, saying that Banerjee is likely one of the prime movers behind the non-BJP bloc INDIA and the Congress chief didn’t must lecture her about sure protocols to be adopted from the executive viewpoint.
“When many non-BJP CMs shunned attending the dinner, Didi (Mamata Banerjee) went to Delhi a day upfront. She attended the event with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the identical room.
“I wonder what prompted her to rush all the way to Delhi to be in the dinner party along with these leaders,” Choudhury told reporters here.
Banerjee went to Delhi on Friday, while the dinner party was held the next day.
Choudhury asked, “Is there any other reason behind her attending the occasion?”
Reacting to his statement, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said everyone knows Mamata Banerjee is one of the architects behind INDIA and none can question her commitment.
“Choudhury will not decide when the chief minister of the state will go to attend a dinner on the occasion of G20 as part of the protocol,” Sen said.
The BJP’s West Bengal spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said the Congress and CPIM joined hands with the Banerjee-led party in Delhi against the saffron camp, betraying the people of the state who were “victims of the TMC’s terror”.
“The Congress itself has joined hands with the corrupt TMC in Delhi. It is the BJP which has remained vocal against the corruption of TMC leaders. ED and CBI are raiding against them. The BJP is with the people of Bengal.
“So, individuals like Adhir Choudhury ought to clarify who is definitely cosying as much as TMC and doing a disservice to the individuals of the state,” Bhattacharya stated.
Banerjee’s flight was scheduled for Saturday, nevertheless it was rescheduled to Friday afternoon owing to regulation of flight actions within the nationwide capital, officers stated.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
