Says raised issue in his speech.
Says raised issue in his speech.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday alleged that some chief ministers, including him, were not allowed to carry their mobile phones to the Inter-State Council meeting and that he had raised the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wondering whether some of the CMs posed a security threat.
Mr Kejriwal said some of the chief ministers were allowed to take their phones inside the venue. “West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who was among those who were barred, objected to the move and she was not allowed to speak,” he said.
“They made a few chief ministers, including me, leave our phones outside. It was very strange. They kept phones of a few chief ministers outside while others were allowed to take their phones inside. I raised the issue in my speech as well. I asked the Prime Minister whether a few chief ministers pose a security threat to him,” said Mr Kejriwal. who was speaking at the launch of a book, Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party, authored by Pran Kurup, his IIT Kharagpur batchmate, at the Constitution Club.
“In fact, Mamataji protested. She said return (the phone), otherwise I will leave. She asked what if there is an emergency in West Bengal, how will people contact her Then they allowed her to take her phone inside. But they did not let Mamataji speak. I also had to face a lot of interferences,” added Mr Kejriwal.
Mr Kejriwal wondered why they were invited in the first place if the Centre “does not want to listen to the voice of the Opposition.”
“Others did not protest (not being allowed to carry their cellphones inside), maybe because they are under the threat of the CBI,” the chief minister added.
The Inter-State Council meeting had taken place on Saturday after a gap of 10 years.
