Picture : Twitter / ANI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after saying yes initially has done a U- turn regarding her attending the swearing in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The reason for her anger is the citing by the BJP that 54 of their party workers were murdered in political violence in Bengal.
“Congratulations, new Prime Minister, Narendra Modiji. It was my plan to accept the “constitutional invitation” and attend the oath taking ceremony. However, in last one year, I am seeing media reports that the BJP are claiming 54 people have been murdered in political violence in Bengal. This is completely untrue. There have been no political murders in Bengal. These deaths may have occurred due to personal enemity, family quarrels and other disputes, nothing related to politics. There is no such record with us,” Banerjee said in a tweet.
The oath-taking ceremony is an august occasion to celebrate democracy, not one that should be devalued by any political party pic.twitter.com/Mznq0xN11Q
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 29, 2019
