Miffed Mamata not to accompany PM to Dhaka
September 4th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress is the second largest constituent of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Sunday cancelled her trip to Dhaka with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in protest against the final draft of the Teesta water sharing agreement.
“No, she is not going,” said a senior state government official here.
Banerjee’s unhappiness stemmed from the amount of water sharing of the river Teesta mentioned in the final draft of the agreement which is slated to be signed during the prime minister’s two-day trip to the Bangladesh capital beginning Tuesday.
“There was difference between the initial draft of the agreement and the final version. The state government had agreed on sharing of upto 25,000 cusecs. But the final version talks of sharing 33,000-50,000 cusecs,” said a source close to Banerjee.
“She feels this will hurt West Bengal’s interests,” the source said.
Banerjee’s decision to opt out of the trip has been conveyed to the Prime Minister’s Office by Chief Secretary Samar Ghosh, the official said.
The Trinamool has 19 MPs in the Lok Sabha.
The Trinamool and the Congress also run a coalition government in West Bengal.
- Teesta water agreement hits choppy waters - Sep 05, 2011
- Mamata's no show for Dhaka embarrasses PM, UPA - Sep 05, 2011
- Teesta accord was without stakeholders' consent: LF - Sep 07, 2011
- PM's Dhaka trip: Teesta pact unlikely - Sep 06, 2011
- Mamata's not going to Dhaka a gimmick: Left - Sep 05, 2011
- Mamata to discuss NCTC, Teesta pact with PM Wednesday - Feb 21, 2012
- US to invest in Bengal as 'partner state': Mamata (Lead) - May 07, 2012
- Mathai meets Mamata, says talks positive - Feb 18, 2012
- Bangladesh ministers say Teesta pact will be done - Sep 06, 2011
- A Bangladeshi invite for Mamata: Will she go? - Feb 20, 2012
- Teesta water sharing pact hasty: Expert - Sep 06, 2011
- Mamata's absence is insult to Manmohan: Dhaka daily - Sep 07, 2011
- 'No Teesta accord, so no transit to India' - Sep 06, 2011
- Not able to conclude Teesta agreement: Mathai - Sep 07, 2011
- Dhaka demands to know why Delhi postponed Teesta deal - Sep 06, 2011
Tags: bangladesh capital, chief minister, chief secretary, coalition government, cusecs, day trip, final draft, government official, initial draft, Lok Sabha, mamata banerjee, manmohan, manmohan singh, prime minister manmohan, prime minister manmohan singh, progressive alliance, samar, trinamool congress, unhappiness, west bengal