Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, on the 6th of May, took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ms. Banerjee, the President of the Trinamool Congress (TMC,) said, “I don’t want to share the dais with expiry-PM as elections are on.”
The comments of Ms. Banerjee came after PM Modi criticised Mamata Banerjee and said, she is playing politics and compromising on the relief arrangements made post Cyclone Fani.
Mr. Modi, who is on a one day visit to Odisha to inspect the situation in the State due to Fani, said, “I tried to talk to Mamata Didi before the cyclone hit, but such was her arrogance that she refused to talk to me.”
Mr. Modi got an aerial survey done of the areas affected by Fani in Odisha, with Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha and wanted the support of West Bengal for the same.
Mr. Modi took to Twitter and shared his concern regarding the effect of Fani in West Bengal and the ignorance of Mamata Banerjee towards the same.
However, Mamata Banerjee clarified her reason for not taking his calls and said, she was in Kharagpur, due to which, she could not answer his call.
According to sources, Ms. Banerjee was upset with PM Modi, as he called Keshari Nath Tripathi, the Governor of West Bengal, to know about the situation in the State. However, the TMC denied the allegations and said, Prime Minister called Naveen Patnaik, but did not call Mamata Banerjee.
On the other hand, the BJP claims, they tried calling Ms. Banerjee, but she did not answer as she was busy campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections.
Cyclone Fani, one of the most dangerous cyclones of the decade, destroyed majority of the areas in Odisha. Approximately 12 lakh people were evacuated from a few regions of Odisha, whereas 12 people lost their lives.
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