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‘Allow me to be a little nostalgic’: Ahead of PM Modi’s go to, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claims credit for Kolkata Metro | India News
‘Allow me to be a little nostalgic’: Ahead of PM Modi’s go to, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claims credit for Kolkata Metro | India News
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NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday shared a nostalgia-loaded submit speaking about her days because the Railways minister of India when she deliberate the Kolkata Metro venture. The submit shared on X got here hours forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to the state.She went on to share her journey from planning to execution and termed it an “additional privilege”. “Allow me to be a little nostalgic today. As the Railways minister of India, I was fortunate in planning and sanctioning series of Metro Railway corridors in metropolitan Kolkata. I had drawn the blueprints, arranged the funds, initiated the works and ensured that the different ends of the city ( Joka, Garia, Airport, Sector V, etc) were connected by an intra- city Metro grid,” she mentioned.
“Later, as the chief minister of West Bengal, I had the additional privilege of taking part in execution of the projects. From the State, I arranged free land, paved roads, arranged rehabilitation of displaced people, removed impediments, and ensured all help in the execution of projects. Our chief secretaries successively held series of coordination meeting to ensure integration of execution agencies. My planning as Railways minister got fulfilment in my participation in execution,” she added.She ended her submit saying, “Expanding Metro infrastructure has been a long journey for me. Allow me some nostalgia today.”The timing of Mamata’s submit is important as PM Modi is ready to inaugurate initiatives in a transfer to increase Kolkata’s metro community.The three new stretches embody Sealdah to Esplanade (Green Line, 2.6 km), Noapara to Jai Hind Bimanbandar (Yellow Line, 6.77 km), and Hemanta Mukhopadhyay to Beleghata (Orange Line, 4.39 km).
Your contribution? An enormous fats zero.
BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari hit again at Mamata calling her submit a “desperate attempt to steal credit for projects that languished under your watch.” He went on to name her contribution a “big fat zero”. “Your ‘nostalgia’ is nothing but a desperate attempt to steal credit for projects that languished under your watch. As Railways Minister in the corrupt UPA era, you may have got some blueprints sketched, but they collected dust for years due to the UPA Government’s infamous delays, and the non cooperation of the WB Govt since you became Chief Minister. Land acquisition failures, and outright non-cooperation by your Administration have plagued the timely execution of these projects,” he mentioned.“Your contribution? A big fat zero. You have suddenly woke up from your slumber, realizing that today onwards Kolkata is going to witness World Class Metro Connectivity, which will be compatible with the Kolkata Circular Railway and enhance connectivity & convenience of the commuters trying to reach the Airport and the major Railway Stations,” he added.“Remember the Sealdah-Esplanade stretch of the East-West Metro, how your Govt tried to botch up the project completely? It was stalled repeatedly because of your Administration’s inefficiencies and non cooperation, turning what should have been progressive transportation model into a decade-long embarrassment for West Bengal,” he mentioned.
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