ON BOARD THE PM'S AIRCRAFT: "Some other factors came into play" for West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerji to pull out of the Bangladesh visit at the last moment, said Prime Minister Manmohan singh hinting that her intransigence had more to do with politics.
Mamata has said the final water-sharing deal on Teesta was different from the one she had agreed to. Gently refuting this, the PM said he and national security adviser Shivshankar Menon had been in touch with Mamata for over a month and that she was fully on board all decisions.
Mamata has said the final water-sharing deal on Teesta was different from the one she had agreed to. Gently refuting this, the PM said he and national security adviser Shivshankar Menon had been in touch with Mamata for over a month and that she was fully on board all decisions.
Mamata reportedly believed that she would be done in by CPM protests if she agreed to the Teesta deal, but more importantly, the CM believed that she did not get enough importance from the Central government regarding a pact of this stature.
"Some other factors came into play and she said she won't come. Its only then I realized about the disagreement with regard to Teesta. One learns from one's mistakes. I'm not claiming I'm infallible. We continue to work with Mamata Banerjee and will take into account the interests of West Bengal."
"Some other factors came into play and she said she won't come. Its only then I realized about the disagreement with regard to Teesta. One learns from one's mistakes. I'm not claiming I'm infallible. We continue to work with Mamata Banerjee and will take into account the interests of West Bengal."
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