Mamata Banerjee said that she will not be attending the inauguration ceremony of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s statue in Delhi, saying that she did not receive a “proper” invitation.
o West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that she will not be attending the inauguration ceremony of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s statue in Delhi, saying that she did not receive a “proper” invitation.
o Countering Mamata’s charge, BJP’s IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya said that Mamata Banerjee has done nothing to honour the legacy of Netaji.
West Bengal’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that she will not be attending the inauguration ceremony of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s statue in Delhi, saying that she did not receive a “proper” invitation.
“I received a letter from an undersecretary stating that the Prime Minister will inaugurate the statue today and you will be present there before the event commences. Do I look like their bonded labour?”, Mamata said while addressing a rally in Kolkata. Countering Mamata’s charge, BJP’s IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya said that Mamata Banerjee has done nothing to honour the legacy of Netaji.
“Mamata Banerjee is upset that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s statue is being installed in Delhi. She did nothing to honour his legacy and now that Prime Minister Modi has taken the historic decision to inaugurate it, she is making childish attempts to ruin the solemn occasion,” he said.
“I don’t know why the BJP is so angry. They also didn’t let me go to places such as Chicago and China to attend events,” Bengal CM said. Meanwhile, the government issued a statement that it does not invite Chief Ministers for such events.
“The Government of India does not invite any Chief Ministers for such events. Sometimes Chief Ministers may be invited for State Banquets or some other ceremonial events, but for this visit, there was no such occasion,” government sources said.
The statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed in the same place as the hologram statue of Netaji which was unveiled earlier this year on Parakram Diwas, January 23, by PM Modi to mark the 125th birthday anniversary of Netaji.
