Cheif Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday slammed the Congress and BJP
for passing the Telangana Bill in Parliament and said that her party’s
manifesto clearly states that no state can be bifurcated without the
clearance of the state government.
“Our party manifesto mentions that no state can be bifurcated
unilaterally by the Centre and the state government’s clearance is
required to implement the bifurcation process,” she said. Terming the
process of passing Telangana Bill in the Parliament as “
killing the democracy in dark caves” , she said, “We asked for the
division in Parliament, but we were not allowed. The session was not
telecast and journalists were not allowed inside. The way the bill was
passed is undemocratic and unconstitutional.”
Announcing special packages for the hills, Banerjee said, “ People
from the hills need a helping hand. in addition to the seven sisters and
other three hill states of North India, a special scheme needs to be
implemented for their uplift.”
Express News Service | Kolkata | March 23, 2014 5:38 am