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Mamata Declines Invitation to Modi’s Swearing In Ceremony

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Mamata Declines Invitation to Modi’s Swearing In Ceremony
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After accepting the invitation to attend PM Modi’s swearing in ceremony west Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took a U-turn on Wednesday asking to be excused from the ceremony.  DIdi was reacting to the allegation that 54 of BJP workers had been killed in political violence in Bengal and called it completely untrue.
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She wrote "The ceremony is an august occasion to celebrate democracy, not one that should be devalued by any political party that uses it as an opportunity to score political points." After a meeting between Amit Shah and PM Modi the BJP has invited the families of workers allegedly killed in Bengal over the last six years. With the invitation the party has conveyed to its cadre in Bengal that the party stands by them against "violence by Trinamool Congress workers".  Mamata reacted sharply to the media reports and stated "Congratulations, new Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji. It was my plan to accept the 'constitutional invitation' and attend the oath-taking ceremony. However, in the last one hour, I am seeing media reports that the BJP are claiming 54 people have been murdered in political violence in Bengal. This is completely untrue. There have been no political murders in Bengal," said the Chief Minister. She added that the deaths may have taken place due to personal enmity, family quarrels and other disputes not related to politics. She said that due to all the reasons mentioned she will not attend Modi’s swearing in ceremony.  -
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