According to sources, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee arrived 30 minutes late for a briefing meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Cyclone Yaas.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived 30 minutes late for a briefing meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar Effects of cyclone Yaas in the stateaccording to sources.
According to sources, the prime minister arrived, presented papers on the effects of the cyclone, and left for other meetings on Friday afternoon.
Governor Dhankar said on Twitter: “It would have served the interests of the state and its people if CM and officials had attended the Prime Minister’s review meeting. An attitude of confrontation does not serve the interests of the state or democracy. Failure to attend by CM and civil servants inconsistent with constitutionalism or the rule of law. “
It would have served the interests of the state and its people for CM and officials @MamataOfficial to attend PM’s Review Meet.
An attitude of confrontation does not serve the interests of the state or democracy.
Failure to attend by CM and civil servants inconsistent with constitutionalism or the rule of law.
– Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@ jdhankhar1) May 28, 2021
In her defense, Prime Minister Banerjee said she was not made aware of the meeting in time.
CM Mamata Banerjee said she had met the Prime Minister separately and informed him of the situation on the ground. No one else was in the room then. She handed the state government’s cyclone assessment report to the prime minister and asked the center for a package of 20,000 rupees.
She then went with the Secretary General to review the relief and restoration work in Digha, West Bengal, according to her schedule.
After meetings in Hingalganj & Sagar, I met the Hon’ble PM in Kalaikunda and informed him about the situation after the cyclone in WB. The disaster report was given to him for review. I have now checked the relief and restoration work at Digha.
– Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 28, 2021
The The meeting between the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister was scheduled Friday between 2.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. in Kalaikunda in the Paschim Medinipur district. It was the first face-to-face meeting between PM Modi and CM Banerjee since the parliamentary elections in West Bengal.
According to sources Mamata Banerjee was annoyed by the PMO’s decision invite opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari to the cyclone review meeting planned today with the state administration.
EFFECTS OF CYCLONE YAAS
At least five people were killed in a lightning strike and an electric shock in West Bengal on Thursday, an official from the civil protection department said.
Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee said Thursday that a crore of people in West Bengal were affected by the cyclone. She said three lakh houses and 134 embankments were damaged by Cyclone Yaas, which lashed the country’s east coast on Wednesday.
Apart from West Bengal, Odisha was exposed to the brunt of the cyclone.
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