Raj Thackeray to meet Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday ‘to discuss electoral reforms’, says source close to MNS chief

MNS supremo Raj Thackeray will meet West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at state Secretariat Nabanna on Wednesday. 'They are likely to discuss electoral reforms, political situation in the country', said source close to MNS chief.

Press Trust of India July 30, 2019 11:42:48 IST
Raj Thackeray to meet Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday ‘to discuss electoral reforms’, says source close to MNS chief
  • MNS supremo Raj Thackeray will meet West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at state Secretariat Nabanna on Wednesday

  • 'They are likely to discuss electoral reforms, political situation in the country', said source close to MNS chief

  • Banerjee had accused the BJP of winning the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by tampering EVM machines

Kolkata: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray will arrive in the city on Tuesday evening. He will meet West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at state Secretariat Nabanna on Wednesday.

Raj Thackeray to meet Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday to discuss electoral reforms says source close to MNS chief

File image of Raj Thackeray. ANI

"They are likely to discuss electoral reforms, demand for return to ballot papers and the political situation in the country," a source close to the MNS chief said. TMC sources said that Thackeray had called up Mamata Banerjee and expressed his desire to meet her for discussing the issues.

Banerjee, a strong advocate of electoral reforms and return to ballot papers, had accused the BJP of winning the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by tampering EVM machines.

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