West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Thursday that she plans to hold separate meetings with Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, NCP-SP leader Sharad Pawar, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during her two-day visit to Mumbai for the wedding of industrialist Mukesh Ambani's son, Anant Ambani.
"I will meet Uddhav Thackeray, whom I have not met for quite some time, there tomorrow. I will have political discussions with him. I will also go to the residence of Sharad Pawar and meet him. I heard that Akhilesh Yadav will be there. I will also meet him. I will be coming back to Kolkata on Saturday," she told reporters before departing for Mumbai.
She did not disclose the specific topics to be discussed with the other regional leaders.
The Chief Minister also criticized certain media outlets for allegedly spreading negative narratives about her party by resurfacing old videos related to mob violence just ahead of the bypolls for four Assembly seats in the state on Wednesday. "This was done deliberately to create false propaganda before the polls. Even an event of 2021 was highlighted. I might adopt legal steps against such things," she said.
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