West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (27 July) stormed out of a meeting of the Indian government’s official policy think-tank Niti Aayog in New Delhi citing “discrimination” and “inadequate time to speak”.
Mamata alleged her microphone was cut off in five minutes while chief ministers from states ruled by BJP and its allies were allowed to speak for much longer.
“I have come out boycotting the meeting. Chandrababu Naidu was given 20 minutes to speak, CMs of Assam, Goa, Chhattisgarh spoke for 10-12 minutes. I was stopped from speaking after just five minutes. This is unfair,” she said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who chairs Niti Aayog, is slated to lead discussions on the approach paper for the vision document for a developed by 2047 which aims to transform the country into a $30 trillion economy.