Bengal: President criticises Trinamool government for allotting smaller event venue
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President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday criticised the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal for allocating a smaller venue for an event she addressed in Darjeeling district.
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She also expressed displeasure about Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state ministers not following the conventions of a presidential visit.
Murmu was in the state to participate in the ninth International Santal Conference, the venue of which was changed, The Telegraph reported.
The organisers of the event had preferred a field in Bidhannagar in the district, the newspaper reported. However, the administration allegedly denied permission and the event was held at Gosainpur near Bagdogra in Siliguri.
Addressing the conference, Murmu said: “I was watching many Santals are outside. I feel somebody is stopping them from entering. While on the way I couldn’t help wondering, is this an international conference? Some do not want the Santal to stand united, stand strong.”
After the event, Murmu travelled to Bidhannagar and spoke with residents without using a dais. She said that the venue in Bidhannagar would have been better suited for the conference.
“I don’t know what happened to the administration,” Murmu said. “We came here quite easily. They had told us this place is congested. I feel five lakh people could have gathered here. I don’t know why they took us there. Not many of...