Hope West Bengal CM attends Niti Aayog meet: Rajiv Kumar

Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar Saturday expressed hope that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will attend its Governing Council meet on June 15. 

The chief minister has refused to attend the meeting of Niti Aayog to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it is "fruitless" as the body has no financial powers to support state plans. 

"We have invited her with all due respect and I am still hoping that she will accept my personal invitation and attend the meeting on June 15th and give us the idea as to how to improve Niti further,' Kumar told reporters here. 

Modi is set to chair the fifth meeting of the Niti Aayog's Governing Council to discuss various issues regarding the country's development. 

Banerjee conveyed her decision not to attend the meeting in a letter written to the prime minister. 
 

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