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Adhikari additionally alleged that Banerjee’s remarks in London mirrored an extreme admiration for the nation’s colonial rulers, calling such statements “unthinkable” for a Bengali.
West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari writes to EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar, requesting him to not permit future international visits of Mamata Banerjee in her capability as Chief Minister of West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/Umfo2rYE4J
— ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2025
In response to TOI, citing her speech at a enterprise occasion within the UK, she mentioned, “I really like the UK as a result of we have now an emotional relation, historic relation… From the heritage standpoint, ours and from yours additionally. 190 years, you dominated in India. You dominated Bengal… So we overlook that? All the time India remembers you, and Bengal additionally remembers you.”
Criticising her feedback, Adhikari identified that Bengal performed a key function in resisting British rule through the independence motion. He argued that glorifying the colonial previous was akin to disregarding the sacrifices made by freedom fighters.
Banerjee Condemns Her Assertion On India’s Financial Development
Banerjee’s letter additionally condemns her remarks at Oxford College’s Kellogg Faculty, the place she turned as much as “downplay” India’s financial progress. After a speaker underscored that India had surpassed the UK because the world’s fifth-largest financial system, that has estimated to develop into the most important by 2060. However, Banerjee contradicted, saying, “I’ll differ that.”
Adhikari labelled her comment “merely treasonous” and an “embarrassment for all of the individuals of Bengal and Indian.” He accused Banerjee had “intentionally tarnished the repute of India on international land,” critising her for opposing the financial rise of the nation.
The BJP chief additionally referred to as on the Ministry of Exterior Affairs to launch a “thorough investigation” into Mamata Banerjee’s remarks and to bar her from enterprise official international visits sooner or later.
He cited current rules that mandate approval from the Ministry of Exterior Affairs for such journeys and argued that her statements ought to be thought-about grounds for disqualification.
Banerjee’s UK go to was not with out controversy, as she encountered protests at Kellogg Faculty. Demonstrators held placards questioning her place on election-related violence in West Bengal and the RG Kar Faculty case.
