In Milan, Mamata questions BJP about farmer deaths
Milan, Sep 26 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday questioned the BJP about the lynchings and encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh, and the farmer suicides in Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's frequent foreign trips, Banerjee claimed that the country has not profited from his visits abroad.
"I ask them why so many farmers have committed suicide in Rajasthan and Maharashtra," which have Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments, she told the media in this Italian city where she has come scouring for investments for her state.
"They also have a government in Uttar Pradesh. Why is that hundreds of people are killed there in the name of encounters? Why are people being lynched there?"
Banerjee said people aren't aware of such happenings (in BJP-ruled states) because the "national media is silent".
"Wherever they have a government, people have been murdered in thousands, the number of unemployed has shot up," she said.
Asked about her visits abroad to scour investments for Bengal, Banerjee replied: I don't go abroad often, only once a year, and that too to draw investments for our annual investors' meet Bengal Global Business summit.
"On the other hand, Narendra Modi goes abroad 365 times every year. But the country has not profited from any of his tours," she said.
"Nobody dares to question Modi about her trips. Some chief ministers have their own planes. But I travel in regular flights," she said.
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Samson's unbeaten 87 powers CSK to eight-wicket win over DC
New Delhi (PTI): Sanju Samson bossed the chase with authority, anchoring a modest 156-run target with a fluent 87 not out as Chennai Super Kings outclassed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the IPL here on Tuesday.
Samson's knock came off just 52 balls with seven fours and six sixes, batting through the innings as CSK completed the chase in just 17.3 overs giving a huge boost to their net run-rate.
Electing to bat on a tricky surface, Delhi Capitals were restricted to 155/7.
West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein set the tone with the new ball, returning tidy figures of 1/19, including 14 dot balls.
Reduced to 69/5 in 11 overs, Delhi found some late impetus through Tristan Stubbs (38; 31 balls) and Sameer Rizvi (40 not out; 24 balls), who stitched together a crucial 65-run (off 47 balls) stand to give the innings a respectable total.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Capitals: 155 for 7 in 20 overs (Tristan Stubbs 38, Sameer Rizvi 40 not out; Noor Ahmed 2/22)
Chennai Super Kings 159 for two in 17.3 overs (Sanju Samson 87 not out, Kartik Sharma 41 not out). CSK win by eight wickets.
