West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the BJP over an "improper" invite for the inauguration of a statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Delhi on September 8.
"I feel bad they're now making a Netaji statue in Delhi. What about the statue present before? I received letter from an under secretary stating PM will inaugurate the statue today and you must be there before the event commences. Am I their bonded labour?" asked Mamata.
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Banerjee also said she was curious over why the BJP-led central government was “worried” about her meeting Hasina.
"I share an excellent relationship with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, but they (the Centre) did not invite me to be a part of her visit," she said while addressing a special session of the Trinamool Congress.
"I don't want to talk about external affairs or bilateral ties. But, I have noticed that the Centre tries to stop me whenever I am invited to any foreign country. I want to know why is the Union government so worried about me meeting foreign dignitaries," Banerjee said.
Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day tour to expand overall ties between the two countries.
(With PTI inputs)