However Mamata Banerjee said that she didn't discuss about Presidential poll with the Prime Minister.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she discussed "development and not politics" at a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The Trinamool Congress chief's meeting with Modi came amid efforts by opposition leaders to choose a consensus candidate for the coming presidential polls. The ruling National Democratic Alliance is yet to announce its presidential candidate. "This was not a political meeting, (but an) absolutely development oriented meeting. I have taken up several issues with the prime minister," Banerjee told reporters, describing it as a "customary" meeting between the state government and the Centre
Commenting on her meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Banerjee said no discussion was held about the presidential election. "APJ Kalam was consensus candidate once, if they get the consensus candidate that will be very good, we will be happy to see that," she said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for the violence taking place in Kolkata. "There was no violence, it was the BJP and the CPM, who started the violence. See how they have beaten the police including women, burnt government properties," said Banerjee while showing a video of one incident on her cell phone during a press briefing here. She said one of the protestors burnt government property and asserted that the protestors didn't even have any reasons to protest.
"They didn't even spare women police, what kind of politics is this? What kind of political movement is this and for what"?'she asked.
Earlier in the day, BJP workers took to the streets in Kolkata to protest against the deteriorating law and order in the West Bengal. The protests turned violent after several BJP leaders clashed with the police near the Lalbazar area. Police used tear gas shells and water canons to disperse the crowd. Three party workers were injured in the clashes. BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and West Bengal BJP state president Dilip Ghosh were also taken into custody.
Banerjee, who was a bitter critic of Modi's demonetisation drive, said she discussed a range of issues related to soil erosion caused by the Ganga in West Bengal and restructuring of the state's debt. Issues such as the Farakka barrage, the heavy export duty imposed by Bangladesh on mangoes from West Bengal and the construction of a dam over the Atrai River by Bangladesh were also discussed.
She also demanded a restructuring of the central government's loan to the state, which has been reeling under financial problems. "I have to pay Rs 40,000 crore. How do we work in such a scenario," she said outside South Block, where the prime minister's office is situated, after the meeting. Banerjee also demanded that India take up with Bangladesh the issues of heavy export duty on West Bengal mangoes and the Atrai dam construction, which had led to a water shortage in the state's West Midnapore district.
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