NEWSLINKS US EDITION SOUTH ASIA COLUMNISTS DIARY SPECIALS INTERVIEWS CAPITAL BUZZ REDIFF POLL DEAR REDIFF THE STATES ELECTIONS ARCHIVES US ARCHIVES SEARCH REDIFF
"It is incorrect to state that she was adamant on getting the railway portfolio. She had spoken to the Prime Minister [Atal Bihari Vajpayee] and the Defence Minister and NDA convenor George Fernandes on several occasions since yesterday [Sunday] to stop bifurcation of these divisions," party spokesman and member of Parliament Sudip Bandopadhyaya said.
He said Banerjee had demanded that status quo be maintained with respect to Eastern and South-Eastern Railways. "Any bifurcation of these divisions will be like dividing our motherland," he said.
The Trinamool Congress was agitating on this issue in West Bengal.
PTI
The Complete Coverage: Cabinet Reshuffle 2002
Back to top
Tell us what you think of this report
