West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has decided to skip the inauguration of three new metro routes in the city by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (August 22, 2025), asserted that the projects were planned and sanctioned during her tenure as railway minister.

The PM will visit West Bengal on Friday evening to unveil ₹5,200-crore worth infrastructure projects, including three crucial metro stretches, and address a public rally.