Siliguri: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on April 21 launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, questioning her opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and accusing her of double standards on women’s issues.
Speaking to reporters in Siliguri, Sarma said, “Have the people whose names have been deleted from the SIR taken to the streets? Those who object aren’t protesting, while Mamata Banerjee is. The SIR should be opposed in Bangladesh, not in West Bengal.”
He further criticised Banerjee over her stance on women’s reservation in Parliament, stating, “The women of the country are angry with what Mamata Banerjee, who herself is a woman Chief Minister, did in Parliament.” Sarma alleged that after opposing women’s reservation, Banerjee is “no longer contesting elections.”
The remarks come amid ongoing political tensions between the two neighbouring states and reflect the Assam CM’s continued aggressive stance against what he perceives as politically motivated opposition to central initiatives.
Sarma’s comments have intensified the war of words between the BJP-led Assam government and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.
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