Government a day old, but Centre sending teams: Mamata Banerjee

A day after she was sworn in as the chief minister of West Bengal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, responding to the allegations against her party for the post-poll violence, attacked the BJP and the Centre for sending national teams and ministers to the state even after the results have come out.

“They should be spending time in Covid-19 hospitals, but they are coming here and provoking people. This is because they have not accepted the people's verdict. “The new government is not even a day old and they are sending teams, letters and their leaders," she said, blaming the BJP for spreading Covid-19 in the state.

Her statement comes hours after Union minister V Muraleedharan’s convoy was attacked in West Midnapore. The minister has accused “TMC goons” for orchestrating the attack. He was on a visit to a party worker's house that had been vandalised in post-poll violence.


The CM also said that Union ministers travelling to the state will also have to get a negative RT-PCR report and the rule will apply to special flights as well.

Banerjee also made a slew of announcements, including Rs 2 lakh compensation, for each of the families of those killed in violence. She also announced job of a home guard to one family member each of all five persons killed in CAPF firing in Sitalkuchi and a CID probe into the incident.

In a controversial move, she has said that untrained medical practitioners will be empowered to deal with Covid-19 patients.