<p>Trinamool Congress, which is angry over the arrest of its two MPs by CBI in connection with the chitfund scam, will not attend Parliament on February 1 when the Budget is presented, citing Saraswati Puja on that day as the reason.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Trinamool will also not attend the all-party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan this evening ahead of the Budget session of Parliament beginning tomorrow.<br /><br />"Trinamool will not attend Parliament on February 1 because of Saraswati Puja which is a big day in Bengal," party leader and MP Derek O'Brien told PTI.<br /><br />He said that on Saraswati Puja, day, there is a custom of keeping away from work and not even touching the tools.<br /><br />"Saraswati Puja is beyond a religious festival. It is a socio-cultural festival of Bengal," he added.<br /><br />Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday.<br />About not attending this evening's all-party meeting, he said this was because Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banshee had called a meeting of party MPs for today "10 days back".<br /><br />Asked whether the party was "boycotting" these proceedings or just skipping, he replied, "It is open for your interpretation".<br /><br />Trinamool Congress has been angry over the arrest of its two MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal by CBI in connection with the Rose Valley Group chit fund scam. <br /></p>
<p>Trinamool Congress, which is angry over the arrest of its two MPs by CBI in connection with the chitfund scam, will not attend Parliament on February 1 when the Budget is presented, citing Saraswati Puja on that day as the reason.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Trinamool will also not attend the all-party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan this evening ahead of the Budget session of Parliament beginning tomorrow.<br /><br />"Trinamool will not attend Parliament on February 1 because of Saraswati Puja which is a big day in Bengal," party leader and MP Derek O'Brien told PTI.<br /><br />He said that on Saraswati Puja, day, there is a custom of keeping away from work and not even touching the tools.<br /><br />"Saraswati Puja is beyond a religious festival. It is a socio-cultural festival of Bengal," he added.<br /><br />Budget will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday.<br />About not attending this evening's all-party meeting, he said this was because Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banshee had called a meeting of party MPs for today "10 days back".<br /><br />Asked whether the party was "boycotting" these proceedings or just skipping, he replied, "It is open for your interpretation".<br /><br />Trinamool Congress has been angry over the arrest of its two MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal by CBI in connection with the Rose Valley Group chit fund scam. <br /></p>