Kolkata

KOLKATA : Chief Minister Mamta Bnerjee wants the 72 hr mourning in memory of the CRPF jawan martyrs in a suicide attack at Pulwama in Jammu on Thursday. She spoke to one of the two bereaved families from West Bengal and also sent a minister to meet both families.  

Banerjee didn’t hide her displeasure over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagging off of the semi high-speed Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express the day after the tragedy. Why will there not be 72 hours’ national mourning for these jawans? Why will there be national mourning only on the death of a politician? We should be more sensitive towards these brave soldiers who laid down their lives for the country,” she said.  

Condemning the terror attack, Banerjee clarified she stood by the Centre in this hour of crisis and would endorse its steps as she had done after the Pathankot or Mumbai terror strikes. “All that we need now is to conduct an inquiry with a free mind. We need to find out who all were behind this incident,” she said.

Promising all help to the bereaved CRPF families in Bengal, Banerjee said: “Everyone should sit together and take a serious decision. A bad decision can destroy the country. This is our national issue and our national interest should be our priority. ”