Union power minister calls on Mamata Banerjee
5 Dariya News
Kolkata 19-Jun-2014
Union Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday held a 40-minute meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat "Nabanna".Goyal, known to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, termed it a "courtesy call"."I came to attend the review meeting of Coal India Ltd. Being my first visit to the state after becoming the minister, this was a courtesy call to Ms Banerjee," he said. He refused to pulge any further details.Goyal later left for the state Bharatiya Janata Party office.This was the first face-to-face between Banerjee and a minister of the Modi government.