Oommen Chandy skips NITI Aayog meet

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy kept away from NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss various issues, including the Land Bill.

Along with Oommen Chandy, chief ministers of nine congress ruled states skipped the meet. Congress leaders had earlier stated that the party’s chief minister will not attend the meeting.

Chief Ministers of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu’s Jayalalithaa, Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik and Uttar Pradesh’s Akhilesh Yadav were among those who skipped the meet.

The second meeting of the NITI Aayog’s Governing Council, was, however, attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, besides those from NDA-ruled states.

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