Mamata on two-day dharna to protest Centre's 'discrimination' against Bengal

Kolkata, Mar 29 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the two-day sit-in that she started here on Wednesday to protest the BJP-led Union government's alleged discriminatory attitude against the state was on behalf of her party, Trinamool Congress, and not on part of the state government.

Stating that she is doing a "double duty" (as West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo), Banerjee showed a copy of the Constitution at the protest site and said that the demonstration is also to "save India, save democracy".

"People were asking me whether I am demonstrating on behalf of the state government or the Trinamool Congress. I would like to tell them that I have two responsibilities. I am the CM of West Bengal and also the TMC chairperson. So, as a chief minister when I see the people of my state suffer, it's my responsibility to look into that.