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Was monitoring Fani at Kharagpur, couldn't take Modi's call, says Mamata

'Are we his servants that we have to go wherever he beckons,' said West Bengal CM

The Bengal government has written to the Centre to convey its decision
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee | Photo: PTI

Press Trust of India Gopiballavpur (West Bengal)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said that she was unable to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi's calls made to her office as she was then camping at Kharagpur to closely monitor the possible advent of Cyclone Fani in the state.

Prime Minister Modi has said that he had called Banerjee twice on Saturday but his calls were not returned.

He had called up West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to inquire about the ground situation in the wake of the cyclone on Saturday prompting TMC to accuse Modi of trying to bypass the chief minister and that he does not