West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday (December 17) arrived in the nationwide capital on a four-day go to, throughout which she is slated to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TMC MPs and in addition attend the meeting of the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc. Before leaving from Kolkata, Mamata stated on the airport that she is going to meet PM Modi aiming to hunt the discharge of central funds as a consequence of West Bengal. “They (the Centre) have stopped our funds and are not willing to release our dues. Bengal is the only state whose funds have been withheld,” Mamata alleged.
“We will raise our voice against this and we are raising our voice against this. This will be a part (of the meeting with the PM). This is why I am going to Delhi,” she stated.
The Chief Minister additionally expressed issues over the Parliament safety breach that occurred on December 13 and termed it a “serious matter”.
“There was a great lapse…the Union home minister has already admitted that. Let them investigate it,” she stated.
In a serious safety breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror assault, two males jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the general public gallery in the course of the Zero Hour, launched yellow-coloured smoke from canisters and raised slogans, earlier than being overpowered by MPs.
Mamata’s plans in Delhi
In Delhi, Mamata will maintain a meeting with Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Monday, and on Tuesday, she is going to take part in the meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
She is scheduled to fulfill PM Modi at 11 am on December 20 alongside with some TMC MPs.
CM slams suspension of TMC MP from Parliament
Mamata slammed the suspension of TMC MP Derek O’Brien from Rajya Sabha alongside with 13 others from the Opposition ranks and alleged that it occurred for elevating their voice in opposition to the Parliament safety breach.
“Derek O’Brien (TMC MP), and 14 other opposition MPs were suspended from Parliament for this,” she stated.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday had rejected ideas that the suspension of 13 opposition members was linked to their protests over the safety breach challenge.
(With PTI inputs)
