While taking a dig at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee – Suvendu Adhikari, BJP MLA from Nandigram and the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, stated that she could also be dreaming of changing into the Prime Minister of India however it will likely be attention-grabbing to watch the stand of different non-NDA Chief Ministers in the direction of her.
Speaking to News18, Adhikari stated, “In 2019, in the name of united India, she dreamt of becoming the Prime Minister. She brought all the non-NDA allies to Kolkata and after that what happened, we all know. Her (TMC’s) strength in the parliament came down to 22 from 34 seats. Once again she is dreaming of becoming the Prime Minister of India (in 2024). Dreaming is good. Let her try to convince the non-NDA Chief Ministers. I want to see their stand (non-NDA Chief Ministers).”
When requested whether or not he meant that Mamata Banerjee is not going to get the help of non-NDA Chief Ministers, he stated, “We all want to see the stand of non-NDA Chief Ministers…let her try to bring them on one platform. They (non-NDA Chief Ministers) all know the kind of person Mamata Banerjee is. Her plan is to become the Prime Minister and to make ‘Bhaipo’ (Abhishek Banerjee) the next Chief Minister of West Bengal. Let her dream.”
In the context of Mamata Banerjee’s name for the Union of state governments to take on the Centre if any state was harassed, he stated, “She makes such comments for media publicity. She only knows how to engage in irrelevant fights with the Centre. Every day she is insulting our Prime Minister. Recently, she has created a situation where Chief Secretary (Alapan Bandyopadhyay) found himself in an odd situation.”
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Adhikari stated that he’s prepared to work collectively with the State authorities as a Leader of the Opposition for the welfare of the individuals however the environment needs to be conducive.
Claiming that Mamata Banerjee doesn’t give due respect to the Opposition leaders within the State, he stated, “The most important issue before me is the welfare of people in Bengal. She is everybody’s Chief Minister and I believe in respecting the chair. Same thing I also expect from them. Elections will come and go and we should work jointly in this difficult time. If required, I will certainly meet her one to one to raise people’s issues as a Leader of Opposition.”
Reacting to the inquiry ordered by Mamata towards negligence and ‘questionable’ beautification work completed by Digha Shankarpur Development Authority (DSDA) in East Midnapore, he stated, “I don’t want to comment on this matter. First she should clarify the status of inquiry against corruption in purchasing of medical equipment to fight Covid-19 pandemic in the state.”
Digha is almost 185 KM from Kolkata and it is without doubt one of the greatest seashore locations in West Bengal and Suvendu’s father Sisir Adhikari was the Chairman of DSDA.
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