Mamata Banerjee Refuses To Sit On Dais After 'Jai Shri Ram' Slogans Raised At Vande Bharat Event: Video
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seemed upset by the loud sloganeering as "Jai Shri Ram" chants have previously been used by the BJP supporters to challenge the Chief Minister.
New Delhi: High-octane drama prevailed at West Bengal's Howrah Station on Friday as a section of the invited crowd there began raising slogans of "Jai Shri Ram".
A visibly annoyed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to get up on the dais from where the Vande Bharat express to New Jalpaiguri was to be flagged off.
Banerjee seemed upset by the loud sloganeering as "Jai Shri Ram" chants have previously been used by the BJP supporters to challenge the Chief Minister.
#WATCH | 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans were raised on a platform at Howrah Railway station after the arrival of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at the event where Vande Bharat Express was later flagged off by PM Modi through video conferencing. pic.twitter.com/PKAWPr9zSo
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2022
Attempts by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Governor CV Ananda Bose to pacify her did not bear fruit, as the chief minister chose to sit on a chair along with the audience, news agency PTI reported.
Meanwhile, addressing the event, CM Mamata expressed condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the demise of his mother Heeraben Modi saying, "Respected PM, today it's a sad day and great loss to you. I pray to god,may god give you strength. I convey my gratitude to you that you were supposed to come to West Bengal but because of demise of your mother you couldn't come but joined virtually."
#WATCH | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expresses condolences to PM Modi, over the demise of his mother Heeraben Modi, during an event in Howrah that was attended by PM Modi through video conferencing.
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2022
(Source: DD) pic.twitter.com/qNnqaCtxSS
The Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah and New Jalpaiguri, the gateway to the northeast was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi on Friday.
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