Launching a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while referring to the BJP leader's recent comments, on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) said she never expected him to disrespect her chair and the State as a whole by calling its people "thieves".
Speaking at a government programme in Bardhaman town in Purba Bardhaman district, which was organised to distribute social welfare schemes' benefits among the people, Ms. Banerjee called Mr. Modi's comments an "insult" to the people of West Bengal and lashed out for holding back central funds that, she alleged, has put a "heavy burden" on the state exchequer.
