'Insult To Bengal': Mamata Banerjee Says Her Mic Was Shut At Niti Aayog Meet, Govt Rebuts Claim
'Insult To Bengal': mamata banerjee Says Her Mic Was Shut At niti aayog Meet, Govt Rebuts Claim
West bengal chief minister mamata banerjee walked out of the ongoing niti aayog meeting in New Delhi, accusing that her microphone was deliberately switched off when she started speaking about the allocation of funds for the state.
“…I was speaking, my mic was stopped. I said why did you stop me, why are you discriminating. I am attending the meeting you should be happy instead of that you are giving more scope to your party your government. Only I am there from the opposition and you are stopping me from speaking…This is not only the insult of bengal but also of all regional parties…” she alleged.
“…I was speaking, my mic was stopped. I said why did you stop me, why are you discriminating. I am attending the meeting you should be happy instead of that you are giving more scope to your party your government. Only I am there from the opposition and you are stopping me from speaking…This is not only the insult of bengal but also of all regional parties…” she alleged.
Banerjee says she was the only opposition voice at the meeting but claims she was still not given proper time while other speakers before her spoke for 10-15 mins, including andhra pradesh cm chandrababu naidu who she said spoke for around 20 minutes.
“I don’t have any problem with them giving special attention to some states. I asked why were they discriminating against other states. This should be reviwed. I am speaking for all the states. I said that we are the ones who work while they only give directions,” she said.The chief minister said that the move is an insult to all the regional parties, and she walked out of the ongoing meeting. She further said that she will never attend any niti aayog meeting in future.
“I don’t have any problem with them giving special attention to some states. I asked why were they discriminating against other states. This should be reviwed. I am speaking for all the states. I said that we are the ones who work while they only give directions,” she said.The chief minister said that the move is an insult to all the regional parties, and she walked out of the ongoing meeting. She further said that she will never attend any niti aayog meeting in future.
“Maybe she wanted the allotted time of all opposition CMs, claiming she as the only opposition data-face present at the meeting. The same is not possible. niti aayog meeting has a format. The meeting has a specific agenda,” the government sources said.