Mamata stresses oppn unity, price rise as armour to attack PM

Concluding her four-day visit to New Delhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed her tour "successful" and said that she may revisit the national capital in the next two months. However, she could not meet NCP chief Sharad Pawar but she informed that they had a telephonic conversation earlier in the day.

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has returned to Kolkata after concluding her four-day visit to New Delhi on Friday. Terming her visit as 'successful' she said that she is likely to revisit the national capital in the next two months. Despite spending four days in Delhi, she could not meet NCP chief Sharad Pawar but she informed that they had a telephonic conversation earlier in the day.

Talking to reporters, Mamata informed that Pawar had to go to Mumbai urgently following which she could not meet him in Delhi but within the next two months she will return to Delhi. She also informed that she wanted to hold a meeting with the Opposition party leaders in the Central Hall of the Parliament but was not allowed owing to strict Covid-19 protocol.

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Describing her tour to the national capital as a success, Mamata said that everyone needs to work together for the progress of the country. Stressing on the need of uniting all the opposition parties, she said that the issue of hiking fuel rates, rising LPG prices and anti-farm laws protest needs to be raised and addressed promptly.

Stating that she supports the farmers' movement, Mamata said that there was no fixed schedule to meet farmer leaders in New Delhi during her visit but if they want to meet her, she will definitely hold a meeting. Raising the slogan of "Save Democracy-Save Country", she stated that her visit was also having a political agenda along with the intention of the development of West Bengal.

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Talking about her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the TMC supremo informed that she urged the PM to save the nation from the third wave of Covid and also to intensify the vaccination drive. She also accused the Central government of duping the public by saying that the Centre has recovered about Rs 3.7 lakh crore from the people by hiking the prices of diesel, petrol and cooking gas. The government should be held accountable for this, she added.

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