'Not time for partisan chest-thumping': Mamata slams PM Modi for 'politicising' floods

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “politicising” the caller floods and landslides successful North Bengal, calling his remarks a governmental low.She said the situation was not a clip for partisan chest-thumping and urged each parties to prioritise alleviation and betterment efforts implicit governmental disputes.In a station connected X, she wrote: "Yes, we each condemn violence, unequivocally. But this is not the clip for partisan chest-thumping. This is simply a clip to assistance and heal." She called PM Modi’s remarks “unfortunate and profoundly concerning” and reminded him that helium is the Prime Minister of India, not conscionable of the

BJP

. His work lies successful nation-building, not narrative-building.

Banerjee further accused the premier curate of blaming the TMC and the West Bengal authorities without verified grounds oregon due investigation.She wrote: “It is unfortunate and profoundly concerning that the Prime Minister of India has chosen to politicise a earthy catastrophe without waiting for a due investigation, particularly portion radical successful North Bengal are grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods and landslides.”This comes aft BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh and Malda North MP Khagen Murmu were allegedly attacked portion distributing alleviation materials successful Nagrakata, North Bengal.

PM Modi’s remarks came successful effect to the incident, criticising the TMC and the West Bengal authorities for the instrumentality and bid concern successful the state.Also Read | 'Outright appalling': PM Modi connected BJP leaders being attacked successful West Bengal; targets TMCBanerjee highlighted that portion the authorities medication and constabulary were afloat engaged successful alleviation and rescue operations, BJP leaders visited the affected areas with a ample convoy of cars and cardinal information forces without informing section authorities.She questioned, "How tin the authorities administration, section police, oregon the TMC beryllium blamed for the incident?"She slammed the caller sojourn of PM Modi to Manipur successful September, observing that helium visited the taste violence-hit authorities 964 days aft the crisis. The West Bengal CM accused him of engaging successful “opportunistic governmental theatre” and criticised him for making sweeping claims without verified evidence.She added, "The PM has blamed the TMC and the West Bengal Government outright without a shred of verified evidence, ineligible inquiry, oregon administrative report. This is not conscionable a governmental low, it is simply a breach of the law ethos the Prime Minister has sworn to uphold." She observed that the incidental occurred successful a constituency represented by a BJP MLA, yet the Prime Minister attributed it to the TMC, calling specified sweeping and unsubstantiated generalisations immature and unbecoming of the highest office. Banerjee besides accused the BJP of trying to polarise the authorities on North Bengal and South Bengal lines, stressing that portion unit indispensable beryllium condemned, the absorption should stay connected alleviation and healing.She urged unity, calling connected each parties to enactment unneurotic to service the radical successful request and permission authorities speech during the crisis.As floodwaters began receding successful North Bengal connected Monday, 8 much bodies were recovered, raising the decease toll successful 1 of the region’s worst calamities to 36. Many radical stay missing. Until Sunday, 28 bodies had been recovered crossed the hills and plains of North Bengal, including 5 Nepalis.West Bengal CM who arrived successful the portion connected Monday had announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the household of each deceased.

Suvendu Adhikari slams West Bengal CM:

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari deed retired astatine Banerjee aft her post. In a station connected X, Adhikari wrote, “You are thing but a ‘Dictator successful Denial’. Resign if you person immoderate shame left.” He accused her of attempting to whitewash her enactment workers’ misconduct and criticised her for failing to enactment portion North Bengal was affected by floods.

Adhikari added that BJP leaders stepped successful to assistance victims and said the Prime Minister’s remarks connected the contented were accurate, observing that specified unit was unexpected during a clip of crisis.