"Snatching Away" Kashmir's Statehood Didn't Help The Country: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee made the comment in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with leaders of various political parties of Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that "snatching away" of statehood from Jammu and Kashmir by the BJP-led central government has brought shame to the country. Mr Banerjee made the comment in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with leaders of various political parties of Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi. "I have no knowledge about this meeting. I don't even know the agenda of the meeting," she told reporters. "Snatching away" the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and its bifurcation did not help the country in any way, Mr Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, claimed.