Mamata bans BJP's victory marches in Bengal

In an indication that she would skip the June 15 NITI Aayog meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying it was "fruitless" for her to attend the deliberations as the body has no financial powers and the power to support state plans.

In a letter to Modi on Thursday which was officially made public on Friday, Banerjee suggested that the government focus on the Inter-State Council with "appropriate modifications" to "deepen cooperative federalism and strengthen federal unity".