Mamata Banerjee alleges PM Narendra Modi of humiliating CMs

Kolkata : Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of humiliating the Chief Ministers of the states during a meeting today. She alleged that PM neither announced any financial support nor allowed any CM to speak.

"This was not a one-way communication... it was one way humiliation... One nation, all humiliation," Mamata Banerjee said.

"Is the Prime Minister so insecure that he didn't want to listen to the Chief Ministers? Why is he so scared? If he didn't want to hear the Chief Ministers why call us? He let some District Magistrates speak and insulted the Chief Ministers," she added.

Accusing the Prime Minister of being "arrogant" and "casual", she said: "So many states were represented. No one was allowed to speak. What do they think? Are we bonded labourers or puppets? Only they matter? They are completely demolishing the federal structure."

She tagged PM Narendra Modi's behavior today as dictatorship.

"I am not speaking on behalf of all chief ministers. But what is happening is...  dictatorship, like martial law is going on," said the Chief Minister.

PM Modi on Thursday held a meeting with CMs and DMs today to check the status of coronavirus in the nation. But, Mamata Banerjee said it is shameful that he did not ask about the availability of beds, oxygen and status of black fungus.

"We are embarrassed, ashamed," she repeated, pointing out that she had gone to meeting prepared to flag several issues.  

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