Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the Durga Puja carnival could not be cancelled due to the presence of the foreign delegations, and her own presence at the event was a necessity, that is why she was unable to travel to North Bengal, but was in constant touch with the officials seeking ground reports about the flood situation.

“The local administration needs at least 48 hours for initial crisis control after any disaster. Some are only politicising the issue by raising questions about why the carnival was organised then. They are forgetting that this carnival is the pride of Bengal. How could the community Durga Puja committee, which is eager to participate in the carnival, be disappointed? There were foreign delegates at the carnival. So it was not

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