Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhury on Sunday questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to attend the dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on the occasion of the G20 meeting in Delhi.
He asked the West Bengal Chief Minister if that would not weaken her stand against the Narendra Modi government, PTI reported.
Speaking to media here, Choudhury said, “When many non-BJP CMs refrained from attending the dinner, Didi went to Delhi a day in advance. She attended the occasion with Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh CMYogi Adityanath in the same room.
“I wonder what prompted her to rush all the way to Delhi to attend the dinner with these leaders. Is there any other reason why she attended the occasion?” he asked.
Reacting to Adhir Choudhury’s statement, TMC MP Santanu Sen said Banerjee is one of the driving forces behind the non-BJP bloc INDIA and the Congress leader did not need to lecture her on certain protocols to be followed from an administrative point of view .
“Choudhury will not decide when the state’s chief minister will attend a dinner on the occasion of the G20 as part of the protocol,” Sen said, as quoted by PTI.
Banerjee went to Delhi on Friday while the dinner took place the next day.
Meanwhile, West Bengal BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said the Congress and CPIM have joined hands with the Banerjee-led party in Delhi against the saffron camp, PTI reports.
“The Congress itself has joined hands with the corrupt TMC in Delhi. It is the BJP that has spoken out against the corruption of TMC leaders. ED and CBI conduct raids against them. The BJP stands with the people of Bengal,” Bhattacharya said.
“So people like Adhir Choudhury should explain who is actually interfering with TMC and doing a disservice to the people of the state,” he added.
(With PTI inputs)
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Updated: Sep 11, 2023 08:16 IST
