New Delhi: Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for skipping a gathering with Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the state on Cyclone Yaas, BJP president J P Nadda on Friday (May 28) accused her of “murder of constitutional ethos and the culture of cooperative federalism”.
Nadda mentioned Modi holds the precept of cooperative federalism “very sacred” and has been actively working with all chief ministers irrespective of their occasion affiliation to provide reduction to folks however unsurprisingly, he added, Banerjee’s techniques and petty politics have as soon as once more come to hang-out the folks of Bengal.
“When PM Narendra Modi stands strong with the citizens of West Bengal in wake of Cyclone Yaas, Mamata ji should also set aside her ego for the welfare of people. Her absence from the PM’s meeting is a murder of constitutional ethos & the culture of cooperative federalism,” he tweeted.
PM Narendra Modi visited Odisha and West Bengal and held review conferences in each states on the post-cyclone state of affairs.
While Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik attended the assembly with Modi, Banerjee skipped the review assembly in her state.
She, nevertheless, submitted a report back to the prime minister on the injury attributable to Cyclone Yaas within the state and sought a Rs 20,000-crore package deal for redevelopment of the worst-affected areas.
As the West Bengal chief minister, Banerjee’s relations with the central authorities and the BJP prime brass have been removed from easy as she has typically accused them of utilizing central businesses and likewise the governor’s workplace to harass her authorities.
The BJP has denied the cost and infrequently claimed that she has used the state equipment to focus on its members and accused her of not adhering to constitutional properties in her dealings with the Centre.
(inputs from company)