With the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) asserting the inauguration of the Sealdah Metro station by using Union minister Smriti Irani on Monday, the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the Centre of enjoying politics by means of “not inviting” chief minister Mamata Banerjee to the inauguration of a fundamental station on the East-West Metro corridor.
TMC MLA Madan Mitra claimed that because Banerjee is no longer in the state, the KMRC inaugurates the major metro station, alleging “this isn’t the lifestyle of democracy”.
The birthday celebration additionally claimed that at some stage in her tenure as the railway minister, it used to be Banerjee who had approved the project.
“The BJP government is ignoring those who laid the basis of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC). This is not the tradition of democracy. CM Mamata Banerjee isn’t in the country right now, so they’re inaugurating KMRC, news enterprise ANI quoted Mitra as saying.
Mitra introduced that if the chief minister gives them the direction, the Centre may not be in a position to do anything. “But we might not do it… let the public see. They think this is also Maharashtra and another Eknath can be located here…,” the TMC chief said.
Sealdah, a principal station of the East West Metro corridor, will be inaugurated on Monday. The commercial services between Sector V in Salt Lake and Sealdah will begin from July 14, Metro railway spokesperson Ekalabya Chakraborty said.
The Metro authorities are pinning hopes that the extension of offerings up to Sealdah will significantly enlarge the range of passengers in the partially operational East West Metro corridor, which is suffering from low patronage.
