Sources said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felt that she would not get an opportunity to speak for the state in the NITI Aayog meeting. (Image: PTI/File)
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had initially decided to attend the meeting but dropped out after assessing that she would be unable to present the state’s demands to the central government.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not attend the NITI Aayog meeting on 27 May. Initially he had decided to attend the meeting, but dropped the idea after assessing that he would be unable to present the state’s demands to the central government.
According to sources, Banerjee felt that she would not get a chance to speak for West Bengal, even though the tussle between the Center and the state was intensifying by the day. Experts said his decision to skip the meeting was significant in the backdrop of the opposition parties moving towards a unity movement. The decision comes a day after Banerjee-led TMC announced to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building in the national capital.
The Trinamool Congress government has repeatedly claimed that it is yet to receive central funds, but the ruling BJP has said the state government has been unable to provide utilization reports.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal met Banerjee on Tuesday itself and both unitedly said that they will fight together to remove the BJP government at the Centre. Reacting to the CM’s decision, state BJP president Dilip Ghosh said, “She cannot give details of the money spent to get central government funds; That’s why she is not going.
