NEW DELHI, Dec. 20, 2023 (TBINN)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today played down the issue of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar’s mimicry by her party’s M.P., saying it was not meant to be disrespectful.
In the eye of storm over the mimicry row, Trinamool Congress’ M.P. Kalyan Banerjee also said that he never had any intention to hurt or disrespect Dhankhar.
Asked about the mimicry row, Mamata Banerjee said, “We respect everyone. It was not disrespectful. It was just politically, casually… You would not even have known it if Rahul ji had not recorded it.”
West Bengal’s Chief Minister was in Parliament’s complex today to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi over pending Central funds for the state.
Kalyan Banerjee said that he did not intend to hurt anyone but did not offer any apology for the mimicry-act which has been described by Dhankhar as an insult to the post of Vice-President, the farmers and his own community.
Mimicry is not an offence, they (BJP) are trying to change the main issue which is whether suspension of Opposition M.P.s was right, the T.M.C.’s M.P. said and claimed that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done it in the past.
Did not have any intention at all to hurt anyone, including the Vice President. Have respect for constitutional positions, he said today.
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