Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed the West Bengal government for 'insulting' President Droupadi Murmu, saying the country and women will not forgive this affront to the nation's highest constitutional office.
The President had expressed displeasure over the arrangements during her visit to the state, calling it 'shameful and unprecedented'. She also underlined the absence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who later said the President's remarks were unbecoming and political in nature 'at the BJP's behest'.
PM Modi referred to Murmu, saying her insult was an affront to the dignity of the nation's highest constitutional office. Mamata Banerjee, however, hit back at the criticism, linking it to the Modi-led BJP's aggressive campaign ahead of state elections due in barely two months.
