Piyush Goyal Slams Mamata over blocking PMs telecast

Kolkata Sept 09: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took a controversial decesion. She has said that "We will not allow telecasting the Live Speech of Narendra Modi on September 11 to the school children in the state on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

The state government has directed all the universities and colleges under its jurisdiction to ignore the directive of University Grants Commission (UGC) to arrange live telecast of Modi’s speech.



Reacting to the orders Union Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal has said that the " Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is infringing the unity of the country." He has also said that "I feel sorry for the people of West Bengal, you are living in unfortunate and tough times".

Meanwhile, other BJP leaders have slammed the decision. BJP leader Sudesh Verma also criticized Mamta for being "foolish" to oppose a move that is aimed at creating patriotic fervor in the country on the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.