Supriyo criticises Mamata's decision to open flower market

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Apr 11 2020 | 2:56 PM IST

Union minister Babul Supriyo on
Supriyo, who had been criticising the CM in a series of posts on his Twitter handle on issues ranging from supply of testing kits to the state to alleged loot in ration items, on Saturday tweeted that by opening the Howrah flower market "he CM is endangering public safety and this reflects the dangerous state of affairs in West Bengal."
Attaching a photo, he claimed to be the scene of Howrah flower market on Friday evening, Supriyo said, "This is Howrah Flower Market - TODAY!Cant blame them cuz the Mamata Govt has allowed it to operate! Such sad & dangerous State of affairs Plz PlZ Bengal, defy your CM & #StayHomeIndia - the worst may be yet to come Actually, the saying is Prevention is better than Cure."

Supriyo said on Friday in another tweet in Bengali, "you have the responsibility to run the state, hence please don't take such a step of opening the flower market. If you want to be on the side of people, you should explain to them being on each other's side means keeping physical distance. Enforce social distancing. Attend PM's meeting with CMs."

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First Published: Apr 11 2020 | 2:56 PM IST

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