Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met chief of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, the primary time since her former aide ditched the Trinamool Congress to hitch the BJP earlier than the 2021 state polls, at her chamber within the state meeting Friday.
Adhikari had defeated the TMC supremo in Nandigram within the meeting polls.
The BJP chief was invited to Banerjee’s chamber within the state meeting, to which he agreed. He additionally requested to deliver a number of different BJP MLAs together with him. Adhikari was accompanied by BJP MLAs Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Lahiri and Manoj Tigga. State Schooling Minister Bratya Basu was additionally current on the assembly.
Whereas Paul touched Banerjee’s toes and sought her blessings, Banerjee inquired after Adhikari’s father, Sisir Adhikari.
Throughout the three-minute assembly, Banerjee jokingly requested BJP MLA and economist Lahiri to come back on Trinamool’s facet. To this, Lahiri provided the CM financial session at any time when wanted.
The BJP leaders additionally informed the CM that they wished Lahiri to move the Public Accounts Committee, however Krishna Kalyani, who gained on a BJP ticket however jumped ship later to the TMC after the state polls, was given the essential put up.
Talking on the ground of the Vidhan Sabha after the assembly, Banerjee mentioned, “Suvendu was like my brother, now he says it’s off the occasion, by the occasion, for the occasion”, referring to Adhikari’s 2020 jibe on the TMC.
BJP chief whip Tigga, in the meantime, informed ThePrint, “We need to work together with the federal government for the event of Bengal. The Trinamool Congress’ stand hasn’t helped the trigger.”
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‘Courtesy meet’
When requested what was spoken on the assembly, BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari declined to remark and solely mentioned it was a “courtesy meet”.
Political analyst Bishwanath Chakraborty informed ThePrint that this “courtesy assembly” was not with out political intention. “Adhikari is the bridge to the Centre. He’s the one who offers studies to the BJP central management in regards to the progress of central programmes within the state. This meet will assist bridge that hole.”
West Bengal Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, in the meantime, informed ThePrint, “Regardless of all of the humiliation, Banerjee met Adhikari. This has an enormous political message, that in politics, good behaviour is uncommon.”
It’s to notice that Banerjee additionally greeted CPI(M) veteran Biman Bose through the swearing ceremony of recent Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose just lately.
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