New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday during his visit to the city.
The meeting, the first between the two leaders since protests erupted over the Citizenship Amendment Act, took place at the Raj Bhavan. Banerjee is also likely to share the dais with the Prime Minister at an event in the evening.
#WATCH: PM Narendra Modi meets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. The Prime Minister is in Kolkata to take part in 150th anniversary celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust. pic.twitter.com/6r6ghcLlSu
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The West Bengal Chief Minister is at loggerheads with the BJP-led government over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee: While speaking to Prime Minister, I told him that we are against CAA, NPR and NRC. We want that CAA and NRC should be withdrawn. https://t.co/4ALUK2yPh3 pic.twitter.com/4sXduEn0lJ
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However, she has decided to stay away from the January 13 meeting of the Opposition parties convened by the Congress to protest against the Act over the “violence” by the Left and the Congress during the 24-hour general strike on Wednesday. (ANI)