TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee calls Nirmala Sitharaman 'venomous snake'

In controversial remarks, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee has equated Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with a “venomous snake” for her handling of the economy, drawing sharp reaction from the BJP which said party chief Mamata Banerjee has lost control over her party leaders who are “uttering nonsense” out of frustration.

Addressing a protest rally at Bankura against rising fuel prices and the proposed privatisation of trains on Saturday, Kalyan Banerjee demanded Ms. Sitharaman’s resignation.

“Just like a venomous snake kills a human being, people of the country are dying one by one owing to Nirmala Sitharaman who has shattered the country’s economy,” he said.