Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, May 24: Firebrand chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, who had come to the city to attend the swearing-in ceremony of H D Kumaraswamy as chief minister of Karnataka in a bid to display unity of forces opposed to BJP, in fact, got angry at the erratic traffic planning at the site of the ceremony.

The ceremony was organized in front of Vidhana Soudha and Banerjee had to walk some distance to reach the venue after alighting from her vehicle. She noticed that several vehicles had been blocking access to the place where the ceremony was held. Sources said that Banerjee complained to state director general of police (DGP) Neelamani Raju about this. It could be seen that Mamata was agitated at the state of affairs at the venue and was seen speaking to the DGP. She also animatedly talked to H D Deve Gowda and Nationalist Congress Party president, Sharad Pawar, and it was almost certain that she was explaining about the improper traffic arrangement.

Just before moving to her seat, Mamata, who seemed to be having a grouse on this issue, was found to be speaking to some other leaders. However, the way she greeted people and the leaders present there thereafter, suggested that words of Deve Gowda and other leaders had succeeded in pacifying her.