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a union of States:

amid bitter fight with Modi Govt,

Mamata tries to rally Opposition parties

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi and

Amit Shah in New Delhi on Wednesday

S GOpal puri

Kolkata/New Delhi
est Bengal Chief Min-
ister Mamata Baner-
Wjee on Wednesday
expressed the view that there
should be a union of all the
states under the federal struc-
ture. “In the federal structure,
there should be a union of all
state governments, so that oth-
er states can also fight if any one
state feels harassed,” Baner-
jee said. She further requested
other opposition leaders in the
country to ‘save democracy’.
“I want to request all opposi-
tion parties to save democracy,
to save the youth, farmers and
labourers,” she said. She fur-
ther reiterated her demand for
the withdrawal of the Centre’s
farm laws, against which farm-
ers have been protesting for the
last six months. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI)
“Industries are suffering and
GST is being levied on medi- with PM Modi followed his ear- While in the TMC, Suven- TMC government in West Ben-
cines. For the last 7 months, they lier meetings with Union Home du Adhikari was considered a gal of targeting its workers in a
(Central government) didn’t Minister Amit Shah, Union close confidante of Mamata spree of post-poll violence. Re-
bother to speak to farmers. I de- minister Dharmendra Pradhan Banerjee and held several port- ports are now also coming in
mand that all three farm laws be and BJP president JP Nadda on folios as a minister in the state indicating a reverse migration
withdrawn,” Banerjee had said. Tuesday in Delhi. government. of TMC leaders and workers
This statement from the “Met the Leader of the who joined the BJP ahead of
Bengal leaders came as BJP suvendu adhikari defeated Opposition in the West Ben- the 2021 West Bengal Assem-
leader and West Bengal MLA gal Assembly, Shri Suvendu bly election.
Suvendu Adhikari met Prime west Bengal chief Minister Adhikari,” said the Prime Min- The battle between the two
Minister Narendra Modi in Mamata Banerjee at Nandi- ister on Twitter. He also posted parties is getting bitter and
New Delhi on Wednesday. gram seat in the assembly a picture of his meeting with ugly. While visiting West Ben-
Named the Leader of Opposi- Adhikari. gal’s Murshidabad to meet the
tion (LoP) in the West Bengal election held in March-april. Reports suggest after Su- family of a person who died in
Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari He had switched to the BJp vendu Adhikari, Bengal BJP a lightning strike, Trinamool
said his meeting with PM Modi leaders Arjun Singh and Sau- Congress MP Abhishek Ba-
lasted 45 minutes during which from Mamata Banerjee’s mitra Khan are slated to meet nerjee on Wednesday attacked
they had “detailed discussion” Trinamool congress ahead party chief JP Nadda in New Bharatiya Janata Party, saying
on several “political issues”. of the polls. Delhi sometime this week. the BJP leaders, who had lunch
Suvendu Adhikari’s meeting The BJP has accused the Continued on next page... >>

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