Trinamool Congress has said the party chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has decided not to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of Punjab and Uttar Pradesh chief ministers.
“I just spoke to Mamatadi. She was keen to make the trip to Chandigarh and Lucknow but now she will be in West Bengal on the opening day of the Assembly for the Governor’s address,” Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Derek O’ Brien said in Kolkata on Sunday.
Mamata was invited to the swearing-in ceremonies of Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal and UP CM Akhilesh Yadav.
Brien also posted the information on social networking site Twitter.
He declined to comment on Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi’s caution against Banerjee not to cross the “laxman rekha (boundary line)” of “coalition dharma” by attending the two swearing-in ceremonies.
Really an applaudable decision of Ms. Mamata Banerjee, not to attend these ceremonies. The extravagant criminal spendings on these functions, have in fact, turned this nation Bharat- Hindustan- India as a nation of BPLs- Below Poverty Line & Poors.
Why the care takers of the affairs of this country are doing such things. Are they the Kings Or Monarchs Or The Peoples’ Representative, who are spending Public Exchequer in such a manner, whereas the people are dieing of malnutrition & hunger?–dr.amritgaur