Suvendu Adhikari alleged that CM Mamata Banerjee and the chief secretary have insulted PM Narendra Modi by not attending a meeting chaired by him to discuss the ravages caused by Cyclone Yaas.
No word to criticise the way Mamata, Chief Secretary insulted PM : Suvendu lashes out at Bengal CM
The BJP leader also said that he was invited to it as the leader of Opposition in the state assembly and MLA of cyclone-affected Nandigram.
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KOLKATA: Leader of the opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Chief Secretary have insulted Prime Minister Narendra Modi by not attending a meeting chaired by him to discuss the ravages caused by Cyclone Yaas.
Banerjee did not attend the meeting but entered the room from where Modi was holding the meeting and submitted a report to him on the damages caused by the cyclone in the state, and sought a Rs 20,000 crore package for redevelopment of the worst-hit areas.
Mamata Banerjee, chief secy insulted PM Modi by not attending cyclone review meeting: Suvendu Adhikari
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Last Updated: May 29, 2021, 06:45 PM IST
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Banerjee did not attend the meeting but entered the room from where Modi was holding the meeting and submitted a report to him on the damages caused by the cyclone in the state, and sought a Rs 20,000 crore package for redevelopment of the worst-hit areas. She was accompanied by Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay. A few hours after the meeting, the Centre ordered his transfer to Delhi.
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Banerjee has claimed that opposition leaders were not invited to similar review meetings held in Gujarat and Odisha, the two states that also faced cyclone fury over the past few days.