Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is insulting the Constitution by saying that she is not ready to accept him as the prime minister of the country.
Addressing an election rally at Bankura PM Modi said, "Didi (Ms Banerjee) is publicly saying that she is not ready to accept the country's PM as the head of the nation, but she feels proud in acknowledging Pakistan prime minister as that country's prime minister."
He said that out of anxiety of losing the general elections, the chief minister is insulting the Constitution.
The Prime Minister said that Ms Banerjee had not received telephone calls when he tried to contact her in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani.
"She did not take calls from me during the cyclone. The central government wanted to sit with officers of the state to discuss the situation, but Didi did not allow that too," PM Modi said.
Ms Banerjee had said in a rally on May 6 that she does not accept Narendra Modi as the prime minister of the country describing him as the "expiry PM" and that she will talk to the new prime minister after the election results.
"The chief minister is not interested in the betterment of the state, but that of her family, nephew and tolabaj (extortionists) of her party," PM Modi said.