Tripura BJP lawmaker extols Mamata, slams PM Modi
The Hindu
Ashis Das said he was proud of the West Bengal Chief Minister becoming the face of the Opposition in the country
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA in Tripura has hailed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the face of the Opposition in India while slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “selling off” the country’s assets to private parties.
The BJP, troubled by dissension against Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, has not reacted officially to the views of Ashis Das, who represents the Surma Assembly constituency reserved for Scheduled Castes.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.