New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday wrote a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and expressed pain over dragging the Army into a controversy after she accused the Centre of creating a 'coup' like situation in West Bengal.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on December 1 accused the Centre of creating a situation "worse than Emergency" by deploying Army personnel at Palsit and Dankuni toll plazas on NH-2 in West Bengal without informing her government.
"I have been deeply pained by your allegation, your allegation in this regard run the risk of adversely impacting the morale of armed forces and the same was not expected from the person of your standing and experience in public," he wrote.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's letter to WB CM Mamata Banerjee, expresses pain over dragging the Army into controversy pic.twitter.com/LVAsdoscsl — ANI (@ANI_news) December 9, 2016
Further, Parrikar asserted that Indian Army is one of the most disciplined institution of our country dedicated to the safety and security of the nation.
Attacking CM Mamata Banerjee for her statement, Parrikar said, "Political parties and the politicians may have the luxury of making wild and unsubstantiated allegations against each other, but one needs to be extremely careful while referring to armed forces." As per Trinamool Congress' Derek O' Brien, the letter has not reached the West Bengal Chief Minister.
Letter has not reached WB CM and its already leaked to media. We will give a befitting reply when it comes:Derek O Brien on Manohar Parrikar pic.twitter.com/yIvMFRUwk5 — ANI (@ANI_news) December 9, 2016
Reacting to the letter, TMC leader Sukhendu Shekhar said, "We have all respect for Indian Army. We have also submitted the detail on how Army was depolyed. What the Defense Minister has written is totally rubbish."
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