New Delhi, July 27: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stormed out of the NITI Aayog meeting held in the national capital in Delhi today alleging political discrimination.
She stated that her microphone was muted and she was not allowed to speak for more than five minutes while other chief ministers were given more time. "...I said you (central government) should not discriminate against state governments. I wanted to speak but my mic was muted. I was allowed to speak only for 5 minutes. People before me spoke for 10-20 minutes," Banerjee told reporters after she walked out of the NITI Aayog meeting.
"I was the only one from the opposition who was participating but still, I was not allowed to speak. This is insulting...," Banerjee said as she walked out mid way from the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On Wednesday, Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that their government will boycott the NITI Aayog in protest against the central government's alleged injustice to the state in the allocation of funds in the 2024 Union Budget.
