Mamata Banerjee threatened to boycott PM Narendra Modi over Suvendu Adhikari, says Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar claimed that state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had called him ahead of the cyclone review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and indictated that she would skip it if Opposition leader and former Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari is present there. 

New Delhi: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday (June 1) stirred a controversy by saying 'ego prevailed over public service' on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipping Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting to review post-cyclone damages on May 28. Terming the Governor's comment 'unfortunate', the ruling party in the state asserted that the chief minister is involved in public service 24/7 and all her actions are prompted by her concern for the interests of the state. Dhankhar said the Chief Minister had called him up before the meeting at Kalaikunda in Paschim Medinipur district and indicated that she won't attend it if Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari is present in it. "Constrained by false narrative to put record straight: On May 27 at 2316 hrs CM @MamataOfficial messaged 'may I talk? urgent'," Dhankhar tweeted. "Thereafter on phone indicated boycott by her & officials of PM Review Meet #CycloneYaas if LOP @SuvenduWB attends it. Ego prevailed over Public service," he said in another Twitter post.