Mamta Banerjee Not To Attend PM Modi’s Meeting In COVID-19 Cases

West Bengal will not participate in the virtual meeting to be held by Narendra Modi with chief ministers on Tuesday (June 16) and Wednesday (June 17).

According to the source, the spread of the virus has been on the rise since India came out of the lockdown. In this situation, the Prime Minister is expected to seek advice from the Chief Ministers of the states and formulate a general strategy for deciding future steps to address the issue.

The meeting will continue for two days, with the chief ministers of 36 states taking part, but now only 13 chief ministers have been allowed to speak. Probably this is the reason why the Chief Minister of the state Mamata Banerjee will not be present at this meeting and the possibility of the presence of the Chief Secretary is very low.

On Tuesday afternoon, PM Modi will hold a video-conference with Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of 21 states and Union territories. These include Punjab, Kerala, Goa, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, the northeastern states, and some Union Territories.

A day later on Wednesday, PM Modi will interact with Chief Ministers of 15 states, some bring worst-hit by the infection, and the LG of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. These include high caseload states like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka, Gujarat, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.