‘Madam President, Save Our Constitution From A Disaster’: Mamata Urges Murmu | India News

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‘Madam President, Save Our Constitution From A Disaster’: Mamata Urges Murmu | India News


New Delhi: Days after attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (March 27, 2023) requested President Droupadi Murmu to “protect the Constitution” of the nation and reserve it from a “disaster”.

“Madam President, you are the constitutional head of this country. I would request you to protect the Constitution and the constitutional rights of the poor people of this country. We would request you to save it from a disaster,” Banerjee mentioned on the civic reception hosted for Murmu, who arrived in Kolkata on Monday for a two-day go to to West Bengal.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo additionally lauded the President as a “Golden lady” and mentioned the nation has a proud heritage of individuals from numerous communities, castes and creeds dwelling in concord for ages.

She additionally spoke about West Bengal’s wealthy tradition and heritage and mentioned, “All the big reforms have come from Bengal and the independence movement also rose from Bengal.”

Earlier final week, Mamata, with out naming Rahul Gandhi, who has been disqualified from Lok Sabha after being convicted in a defamation case, mentioned the nation is witnessing a “new low” in a constitutional democracy.

Opposition leaders are being disqualified for his or her speeches, she asserted.

“In PM Modi’s New India, Opposition leaders have become the prime target of BJP ! While BJP leaders with criminal antecedents are inducted into the cabinet, opposition leaders are disqualified for their speeches,” fiery Mamata mentioned in a tweet.

“Today, we have witnessed a new low for our constitutional democracy,” she added.

Meanwhile, talking on the civic reception, President Droupadi Murmu thanked the federal government and the individuals of West Bengal for the nice and cozy welcome. 

She mentioned that sacrifice and martyrdom, tradition, and schooling have been the life beliefs within the land of Bengal. 

“The people of Bengal are cultured and progressive. The land of Bengal has given birth to immortal revolutionaries on one hand and prominent scientists on the other. From politics to the justice system, from science to philosophy, from spirituality to sports, from culture to business, from journalism to literature, cinema, music, drama, painting, and other art forms, Bengal’s remarkable pioneers have found new ways and methods in many fields,” she said.

Murmu mentioned that even after reaching the very best pinnacle of success, the individuals of Bengal keep their reference to their soil and carry on growing the glory of Mother India. She appreciated the individuals of Bengal for this trait. 

The President mentioned that the individuals of West Bengal have at all times given precedence to the beliefs of social justice, equality, and self-respect. 

BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari claims not invited to President Murmu’s civic reception; TMC denies cost

Earlier within the day, Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari claimed that he was not invited to President Murmu’s civic reception, a cost denied by the ruling Trinamool Congress, which dubbed it as “baseless” and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of ‘boycotting’ the occasion regardless of being invited.

“Those who queued up to vote against her (Murmu) would take the centre stage & hog the limelight at the felicitation event! Those who queued up to vote in her favour are snubbed by the WB Govt & aren’t invited!?” Adhikari tweeted.

The TMC, nonetheless, claimed a number of high leaders of the opposition social gathering, together with Adhikari, state president Sukanta Majumdar, and BJP nationwide vice-president Dilip Ghosh have been invited to the programme.

TMC shared purported pictures of the receipts of the invitation playing cards for the President’s civic reception despatched to Majumdar and Ghosh. The signature and seal of the state BJP’s workplace secretary, together with the date, have been there on it.

Mamata’s social gathering additionally tweeted one other picture of the receipt of the identical invitation card despatched to Adhikari. It has a signature however no seal or date.

Alleging that the BJP leaders are ‘liars’ and that they’ve ‘no respect for individuals belonging to the Santhali group’, the TMC tweeted, “Were these lies approved by you, Amit Shah”.

The Trinamool additionally claimed that BJP leaders have “stooped to a new low.”

“Despite being invited to the event scheduled at Netaji Indoor Stadium, they have chosen to boycott it. When it comes to petty politics, BJP does not even spare the Hon’ble President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu. Shameful,” the TMC mentioned in one other tweet.

This, notably, is Murmu’s first tour to the state after being elected the President.





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