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Faceoff between Congress and TMC as Mamata attends G20 dinner; Adhir Ranjan questions the Chief Minister’s Delhi visit

The TMC hit back at Congress leader saying that Banerjee is one of the prime movers behind the I.N.D.I.A

September 11, 2023

Congress-TMC rift over G20 dinner: Adhir asks reason for Mamata Banerjee’s Delhi visit

A fresh faceoff is being reported between Congress and the TMC over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s presence at the G20 dinner in New Delhi.

Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhury questioned Mamata Banerjee’s decision to attend the dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu asking if that would not weaken her stance against the Narendra Modi government.

The TMC hit back at the Congress leader saying that Banerjee is one of the prime movers behind the non-BJP bloc I.N.D.I.A and the Congress leader did not need to lecture her about certain protocols to be followed from the administrative point of view.

Meanwhile, Adhir Ranjan wondered whether there was “any other reason” for the Trinamool Congress supremo to take part in the program.

“When many non-BJP CMs refrained from attending the dinner, Didi (Mamata Banerjee) went to Delhi a day in advance. She attended the occasion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the same room.

“I wonder what prompted her to rush all the way to Delhi to be in the dinner party along with these leaders,” Choudhury told reporters here.

“The Congress itself has joined hands with the corrupt TMC in Delhi. It is the BJP which has remained vocal against the corruption of TMC leaders. ED and CBI are raiding against them. The BJP is with the people of Bengal.

“So, people like Adhir Choudhury should explain who is actually cozying up to TMC and doing a disservice to the people of the state,” Bhattacharya said.

Banerjee’s flight was scheduled for Saturday, but it was rescheduled to Friday afternoon owing to regulation of flight movements in the national capital, officials said.

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