Never said I’ll beat up prime minister: Mamata
23 Jan 2013 6:41 AM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Tuesday denied saying anything about beating up the prime minister and blamed the media for ‘distorting facts’.
‘What have I said? I only said I went to meet the prime minister (Manmohan Singh) several times regarding our financial position. I can only meet and talk to him in a democratic way. I cannot beat him,’ she said here. ‘What is wrong? I never said I'll beat him. Check out what I have said. Do not try to mislead people by distorting facts,’ she said.
While criticising the central government for hike in fertiliser prices, Banerjee, at a rally Monday, said: ‘I personally met the PM at least 10 times. What else can I do? Shall I go beat him up? Then people will call me a 'goonda'. Anyway, they call me that. But I don't care. I can go to the very last for the people.’
The comment was widely criticised with Congress demanding an apology for using ‘undemocratic language’. ‘This kind of words from a CM while taking about the PM is totally unacceptable. We demand an immediate apology. We will launch a statewide protest,’ Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi said.
‘What have I said? I only said I went to meet the prime minister (Manmohan Singh) several times regarding our financial position. I can only meet and talk to him in a democratic way. I cannot beat him,’ she said here. ‘What is wrong? I never said I'll beat him. Check out what I have said. Do not try to mislead people by distorting facts,’ she said.
While criticising the central government for hike in fertiliser prices, Banerjee, at a rally Monday, said: ‘I personally met the PM at least 10 times. What else can I do? Shall I go beat him up? Then people will call me a 'goonda'. Anyway, they call me that. But I don't care. I can go to the very last for the people.’
The comment was widely criticised with Congress demanding an apology for using ‘undemocratic language’. ‘This kind of words from a CM while taking about the PM is totally unacceptable. We demand an immediate apology. We will launch a statewide protest,’ Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunshi said.
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