The meeting itself is to be held on Saturday, July 27.

Banerjee’s decision, according to sources in her party Trinamool Congress, comes a day after state chief ministers from the opposition INDIA bloc, such as Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin, decided to boycott the NITI Aayog meeting.

The objective of their boycott is to protest the central government’s alleged discrimination in terms of funds allocation for opposition-ruled states in this year’s union budget.

“The Chief Minister will not be going to New Delhi today. She didn’t disclose any reason for her decision,” said a TMC source. The TMC is also part of the INDIA bloc.

Banerjee on Tuesday said that she would share with NITI Aayog details of money owed by the Centre to her state before she reaches New Delhi.

If she does leave on Friday, this would be Banerjee’s first visit to Delhi after the Lok Sabha polls. The CM is likely to raise the issue of pending central dues for MGNREGA and PMAY schemes with the Union government.

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