Mamata Banerjee Walks Out of NITI Aayog Meeting, BJP Claims Stunt for Headlines

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of a NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming she was stopped unfairly. The BJP accused her of staging the walkout for media attention. The government countered her claim, stating her speaking time had ended.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of a NITI Aayog meeting on Saturday, citing unfair treatment during her speech.

The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saw Banerjee alleging she was cut off despite being the sole opposition representative.

BJP General Secretary B L Santhosh and IT head Amit Malviya accused Banerjee of orchestrating the walkout to grab headlines, with Malviya stating that her actions reduced serious governance issues to theatrics.

Government sources rejected Banerjee's claim, asserting that her allocated speaking time had concluded.

(With inputs from agencies.)