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CM hits out at Centre for neglecting Bengal
The Statesman
|October 08, 2025
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday criticised the alleged apathy of the Central Government towards West Bengal, saying she often wonders whether the state is being treated like an “adopted child” because of the Centre’s step-motherly attitude towards it.
Speaking to reporters at Uttarkanya near Siliguri, the Chief Minister said it was “deeply unfortunate” that political narratives were being built against the state government even as people in North Bengal were reeling from the devastation caused by floods and landslides.
“Just because there is no ‘double engine sarkar’ in West Bengal, they are trying to create a political narrative instead of extending genuine help to the people in distress,” she remarked.
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of The Statesman.
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