View Details << Back

Mamata Banerjee claimed to turn off the mic, now Nirmala Sitharaman said it was a lie... everyone heard her

  New Delhi: The case of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's microphone being turned off in the NITI Aayog meeting is getting hotter. Now Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has also given her reaction on this matter. He said that all the Chief Ministers have been given sufficient time. Mamata Banerjee's claim is completely false. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Mamata Banerjee's claim that her microphone was off is completely false. Adequate time was given to each Chief Minister to speak in the meeting. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attended the NITI Aayog meeting. We all listened to him. Time was allotted to each Chief Minister. It was also visible on the screens in front of each table. She (Mamata) said in the media that her mic is switched off. This is completely false.

False stories should not be made

The Union Finance Minister said, "Everyone was given due time. It is unfortunate that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that her mic was switched off, which is not true... She accused of fabricating a story based on a lie. "Instead the truth behind it should be told."

PIB also investigated the facts

"The West Bengal Chief Minister's claim that his microphone was switched off during NITI Aayog's 9th Governing Council meeting is false," the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said in a post on Twitter indicating that his speaking time was over. it has been. The bell didn't even ring.

According to PIB, if viewed alphabetically, Mamata Banerjee's turn to speak would have come only after lunch, but she was allowed to speak as the seventh speaker on her official request. In fact, he had to come back soon.

Not allowed to speak for more than five minutes: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had alleged political discrimination in the NITI Aayog meeting. He had said that he was not allowed to speak for more than five minutes in the NITI Aayog meeting. Other Chief Ministers were given more time.

After walking out of the NITI Aayog meeting, Banerjee said, "I had said that you (central government) should not discriminate against state governments. I wanted to speak, but my mic was switched off. I was only allowed to speak for five. Granted. People talked to me for 10-20 minutes.

I have come to boycott the meeting

Banerjee said, "I was the only member of the opposition who was present in the meeting, but still I was not allowed to speak. It is humiliating. I have come to boycott the NITI Aayog meeting. Chandrababu Naidu was not allowed to speak for 20 minutes. Gone. Chief Ministers of Assam, Goa, Chhattisgarh spoke for 10-12 minutes, I was stopped after only five minutes.
  LATEST UPDATES