Mamata fury at ‘land encroach insult’ to Amartya Sen Purported list prepared by Visva-Bharati of alleged illegal occupants of Santiniketan land
A furious Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lambasted the BJP for their alleged disrespect to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, adding the economist to the list of Bengal icons that she accused the saffron ecosystem of insulting, and sought his forgiveness on their behalf.
In a news meet at state secretariat in the evening, the chief minister was asked if Sen had illegally occupied land in Santiniketan.
The question was in the context of a purported list prepared by Visva-Bharati a central varsity, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chancellor of alleged illegal occupants of its land, including Sen.