I've no right to talk about Teesta now
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said she would not comment on the Teesta deal between Bangladesh and India right now.
"I won't tell anything about it right now because it's an issue between India and Bangladesh. Besides, I have no right either to talk about it at this moment," Mamata told BBC Bangla in an interview.
During her Dhaka visit in February, Mamata promised to play her due role in signing of the Teesta water sharing deal, a longstanding bilateral issue between the two next-door neighbours.
However, while she visited Bangladesh again in June alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Dhaka tour, Mamata didn't even speak to journalists or before any forum, let alone the Teesta issue.
On the enclave exchange, Mamata said they would do everything to rehabilitate the people who opted to be Indian citizens. "It's our duty to look after them; we will discharge our duty.”
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