The opposition unity has once again been torn apart. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made it clear that she will attend the Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog. Mamata has also claimed that Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will also be a part of the NITI Aayog meeting along with her.
In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee said, I have already decided that I will go (to the Niti Aayog meeting). But their (Centre) attitude is different. They have asked us to write to us about how Bengal has been deprived of the budget. We cannot accept this.
Mamata said that she does not like this discrimination. The central government has discriminated in the budget. That is why I have decided to go to the Niti Aayog meeting to raise my voice and will be there in the meeting for some time. If they allow us to say something, we will put forward our point. Hemant Soren is also going to attend this meeting. We will try to tell our concerns.
Mamata further said, the central government has imposed a political and economic blockade. BJP wants to divide the people and Bengal.
In fact, the opposition parties included in the India Block have announced that they will not participate in the NITI Aayog meeting to be held on Saturday. The Chief Ministers of opposition-ruled states have claimed to boycott this meeting. These include Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, the Congress had also said that the Chief Ministers of party-ruled states will not participate in the meeting to be held on July 27.