Mamata Banerjee

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Chief Minister said she met the President at the Dubai International Airport Lounge.

Although the Governor did not name anyone, his clear hint was towards the state education minister, Bratya Basu, who has launched scathing and unprecedented attack against the Governor over the issue of the latter appointing interim vice- chancellors for several state universities without discussion with or concurrence of the state education department.

Her remarks came in the wake of fresh summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday evening asking him to be present for questioning on September 13 in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school job case in West Bengal.

Following this hike, the legislators will now be entitled to a monthly salary of Rs 50,000 a month, as against the existing amount of Rs 10,000. The monthly salaries of the ministers of the state have been increased from Rs 10,900 to Rs 50,900. In case of cabinet ministers, the amount has been increased from Rs 11,000 to Rs 51,000.

The Chief Minister on September 5 on the occasion of Teachers’ Day function had said that she would hold a protest outside the Raj Bhavan.

She said that this is a blatant attempt to distort the history of India.

Banerjee said that although she respects the people of Tamil Nadu and the entire south India, she is not in agreement with what Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Chief Minister and DMK chief M.K. Stalin, said about Sanatana Dharma.

“I have an apprehension that the polling for the Lok Sabha might be advanced to either December this year or January next year. Everything is possible for the BJP. Remember, if BJP retains power, the entire country will be heading for total autocracy," the Chief Minister said while addressing a gathering on the occasion of the foundation  day of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, the students’ wing of the party.

The Chief Minister’s remarks came when the Governor announced to open an anti-corruption cell within the Governor’s House to get direct information from the public on the issue of corruption.

The question remains on whether she will completely rule out any negotiation with the country's oldest national party for the Lok Sabha polls as she had been doing in the last couple of months or send a message of friendship or totally remain silent and refrain from taking Congress' name in her speech.