West Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she will not attend the swearing-in
ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday as the BJP is
spreading information which is “untrue.’
Congratulating Mr. Modi,
Ms. Banerjee said in a tweet that it was her “plan to attend the
oath-taking ceremony. However, I am seeing media reports that the BJP
[is] claiming 54 people have been murdered in political violence in
Bengal. This is completely untrue.”
She said, “These deaths may have occurred due to personal enmity, family quarrels and other disputes.”
Odisha
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is also not attending as his presence is
required at the swearing-in of the new Assembly members on Thursday.
“The
ceremony is an august occasion to celebrate democracy, not one that
should be devalued by any political party which uses it as an
opportunity to score political points. Please excuse me.”
Her
initial decision to go to Delhi indicated that both sides are trying to
calm down the pitch of campaign that got severely amplified during the
elections, hurting Centre-State relations. The new development indicates
that the fight between the parties will continue for now.
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