West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his virtual address to farmers where he attacked Banerjee saying that her ideology had destroyed Bengal.
Banerjee returned the prime minister's attack saying that he was presenting distorted facts and half truths.
"Lakhs of farmers are protesting on the roads demanding the withdrawal of the new farm laws which are anti-farmer as they threaten to dilute the MSP, the state procurement system, and take away the basic protective mechanisms of the famers hence, leaving them at the mercy of big private players. And today, the prime minister showed his apparent concern for the farmers through a televised address, instead of proactively working to resolve their issues," said a statement from the chief minister's office.