Mamata Banerjee Mumbai Visit: West Bengal CM Says Will Meet Uddhav Thackaray, Sharad Pawar and Akhilesh Yadav in City

I will meet Uddhav Thackeray, whom I have not met for quite some time, there tomorrow. I will have political discussions with him. I will also go to the residence of Sharad Pawar and meet him," Mamata Banerjee said.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (Photo Credit- PTI)

Kolkata, July 11: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that she will separately meet Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar and the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during her two-day trip to Mumbai to attend the marriage function of industrialist Mukesh Ambani's son Anant Ambani.

"I will meet Uddhav Thackeray, whom I have not met for quite some time, there tomorrow. I will have political discussions with him. I will also go to the residence of Sharad Pawar and meet him. I heard that Akhilesh Yadav will be there. I will also meet him. I will be coming back to Kolkata on Saturday," she told media persons while leaving for Mumbai. 'People of India, West Bengal Have Broken BJP's Backbone' Says Mamata Banerjee After Trends Show TMC's Victory in 29 Out of 42 Lok Sabha Seats.

However, she did not specify the subjects of her discussion with the three other regional party leaders.  The Chief Minister lambasted a section of the media for allegedly creating negative propaganda against her party by bringing some old videos regarding mob violence just before the bypolls for four Assembly constituencies in the state on Wednesday. Mamata Banerjee Dances, Plays Dhol: West Bengal CM Performs Traditional Dance, Tries Her Hands on Dhol During Public Meeting in Howrah, Video Surfaces.

"This was done deliberately to create false propaganda before the polls. Even an event of 2021 was highlighted. I might adopt legal steps against such things," she said.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jul 11, 2024 07:51 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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