Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that a lot of issues including speedy relief and handling of the corona pandemic would be discussed when the leaders of Opposition parties meet via a video conference on May 22.
“The leaders of Opposition parties including Sharad Pawarji, Sonia Gandhiji, MK Stalin, Sitaram Yechury and others would hold discussionson corona pandemic through a video conference at 3 pm on May 22… It will be a discussion similar to the ones taking place between various government functionaries,” Banerjee said adding “all the sides during the discussion will share their views and experiences on how they are handling the crisis and what problem they are facing in tackling the crisis.”
Such discussions between top leaders of the country were nothing new considering the situation, she said. “We have been discussing the issues at various levels. So there is nothing wrong if we discuss it here through video conferencing,” she said.
The State BJP however slammed the Chief Minister for “playing politics during this hour of crisis.” Referring to the Friday meeting State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said, “in 2019 these parties came together to defeat the BJP. They staged a big tamasha in Kolkata but ended up losing so many seats.
“After being decimated in the elections they are trying to stay afloat by creating new types of controversies. Instead of cooperating with the central Government and strengthening the hands Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has drawn world-wide acclaim for deft handling of the corona crisis these people are trying to fish in the troubled waters.
“You can see what the Congress has been doing. First they offered buses to rescue the migrant workers and when UP Chief Minister Jogi Adityanath ji wanted their numbers she provided them with the numbers of vehicles that included auto rickshaws and even scooters… hence the people will ignore such gimmicks and they will watch Modiji perform.”