Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had expressed her desire to meet the West Bengal Chief Minister during her recent visit to India but the Union government kept the State out of the deliberations in Delhi.
“For the first time I have seen that during discussions with Bangladesh, West Bengal has been kept out,” Ms. Banerjee said addressing a party gathering in Kolkata. The Chief Minister emphasised that she maintains good relations with ‘Hasina ji’ and both the leaders exchange gifts during Durga Puja and Eid. Ms. Banerjee wondered aloud what the reasons for keeping her out of the discussions were and asked why the higher-ups in government at the Centre were angry with her.
