Yashwant Sinha Has My Full Support in Fight for Farmers, Says Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee said she was sending Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi to meet Sinha, who was detained at Akola in Maharashtra while protesting along with hundreds of farmers.

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Updated:December 5, 2017, 6:09 PM IST

Yashwant Sinha Has My Full Support in Fight for Farmers, Says Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee said she was concerned about the health of Yashwant Sinha. (PTI)

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended her "full support" to former Union minister Yashwant Sinha in his fight for the cause of farmers and said she was concerned about the BJP veteran, who was detained by Maharashtra Police.

She said she was sending Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi to meet Sinha, who was detained at Akola in Maharashtra on Monday evening while protesting along with hundreds of farmers against the government's alleged apathy towards cotton and soybean cultivators of the Vidarbha region.

"I am concerned about @YashwantSinha Ji former union finance minister in jail," Banerjee tweeted.

"I am sending our MP Dinesh Trivedi to meet him. @YashwantSinha is fighting for the cause of farmers. He has our full support," she added.

I am concerned about @YashwantSinha Ji former Union Finance Minister in jail. I am sending our MP Dinesh Trivedi to meet him. @YashwantSinha is fighting for the cause of farmers. He has our full support
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) December 5, 2017