In a stunning turn of events, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visited PM Modi on Wednesday with gifts. Seeming to distance herself from previous acrimony, Ms Banerjee showed intent to co-operate with the centre on issues pertaining to WB.
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Mamata Banerjee has been a fierce critic of Modi and the BJP in the recent past and opposed the center on every issue. From questioning the Balakot strikes to opposing the abrogation of Article 370, Banerjee, and her party TMC, has been a vocal and at times vitriolic opponent.
Appearing to end the bad blood, the WB CM invited PM Modi to inaugrate the Deucha Pachami mining project and sought support to change the name of the state to Bangla.
She also expressed intent to meet with Home Minister Amit Shah.
This visit comes at a time when probes are ongoing in the Saradha chit scam and against the backdrop of P Chidambaram being jailed for the INX Media scam.
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The Saradha Group financial scandal was a major financial scam and alleged political scandal caused by the collapse of a Ponzi scheme run by Saradha Group, a consortium of over 200 private companies that was believed to be running collective investment schemes popularly but incorrectly referred to as chit funds in Eastern India. The group collected around ₹200 to 300 billion from over 1.7 million depositors before it collapsed in April 2013. More Info
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