"Why Did Congress Sideline Adhir Chowdhury? Was There A Call From Bengal?" PM Modi

Taking a swipe at Opposition bloc INDIA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today questioned why Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress's leader in Lok Sabha, was not in the list of speakers in the no-confidence debate and wondered if a "call from Bengal" was behind the decision. The Prime Minister's "call from Bengal" barb referred to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. Mr Chowdhury, also the Bengal Congress chief, has been a vocal critic of the Trinamool government on issues such as chit fund scam and political violence in the eastern state.