Kolkata: Even as the state assembly’s budget session is due to commence in February, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit New Delhi where she is expected to discuss with MPs and Opposition leaders the harassment meted out to citizens during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Banerjee hinted about her Delhi programme during an informal interaction on the sidelines of the ‘At Home’ ceremony hosted by governor CV Ananda Bose at the Raj Bhavan on Republic Day late Sunday evening.
Meanwhile, the tabling of the state’s interim budget has been postponed to February 5 because of the CM’s proposed Delhi visit. This will be CM’s first visit to Delhi after the SIR exercise started. However, the exact dates and itinerary are yet to be finalised.
“The state’s Budget session was due on January 31. But now, the session will start on February 3. The budget will now be tabled on February 5,” Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee said.
The vote-on-account budget, which was scheduled on February 2, will now be tabled on February 5.
