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Murshidabad trio at PM's table apprise Modi of minority grievances

Murshidabad trio at PM's table apprise Modi of minority grievances
Murshidabad trio at PM's table; MPs apprise Narendra Modi of minority grievances · telegraphindia.com

Some elected leaders called MPs decided to join a different political group.

A few of them, from a place called Murshidabad, went to eat breakfast with the country's big leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

They told him that people from the Muslim community in their state are not being treated fairly.

Mr. Modi told the leaders at the meeting to follow the rules of Parliament and to treat it like a temple of democracy.

He also said everyone in their new group is like family and should work hard to build up their state.

Some leaders praised Mr. Modi and said his ideas for the country are very good.

But other leaders, from the group the MPs left behind, are angry.

They call the MPs traitors and say they are trying to fool the people.

At the same time, another group of leaders talked to the state's chief minister about courts for land disputes and how loud loudspeakers can be.

A big judge still has to decide whether the MPs can keep their seats.

Key facts

Event
Breakfast meeting of PM Modi with 40-odd NDA parliamentarians
Venue
7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi
Key MPs
Abu Taher Khan (Murshidabad), Khalilur Rahman (Jangipur), Yusuf Pathan (Baharampur)
Absent MP
Dev Adhikari (Ghatal) - prior commitments
Pending decision
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on the status of the 20 NCPI MPs after defection from Trinamool
Competing claim
Rebels' claim to the party and its symbol is pending before chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Parallel meet
13-MLA delegation led by Ritabrata Banerjee met chief minister Suvendu Adhikari over SIR tribunals and loudspeaker decibel limits
Demand raised
Local SIR tribunals in each district and block; deadline extension of at least six months

Quotes

Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

NCPI floor manager and Barasat MP

“We are representatives of the foremost minority community of India and Bengal. Minorities are being oppressed and deprived in various ways in the state. As the elected head of the country, he had to be informed. Which is what we did.”
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“The Prime Minister has said those who have been with the NDA for the last 20 years or even one year are all family members. He said we will work hard for the development of Bengal... and the eastern, northeastern states.”
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