BJP Questions Mamata Govt’s Priorities After Budgetary Hike For Minority Division, TMC Strikes Again – News18
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Information from the finance division exhibits that allocation to the division has elevated 11.87 instances within the state from 2011 to 2025, giving ammunition to the BJP
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee throughout a press convention after the presentation of the state Finances 2025-26 on the state Meeting in Kolkata. (PTI)
The West Bengal authorities’s resolution to extend allocation for the Minority and Madrasah Division within the newest state price range has grow to be the newest ammunition for the BJP, which has questioned chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s priorities.
Information from the finance division exhibits that allocation to the division has elevated 11.87 instances within the state from 2011 to 2025. In 2011, when the Banerjee authorities got here to energy, the expenditure was Rs 472 crore. This 12 months, the budgetary allocation is Rs 5,602.29 crore — a leap of 11.87 instances from 2011.
Slamming the federal government, BJP chief Amit Malviya posted on X: “Stunning Finances priorities of Mamata Banerjee Govt in Bengal. Whereas Bengal struggles with unemployment and poor infrastructure, and failing industries, the TMC Govt continues its blatant appeasement politics. Simply take a look at this price range allocation.”
Stunning Finances priorities of Mamata Banerjee authorities in West Bengal.Whereas Bengal struggles with unemployment, poor infrastructure, and failing industries, the TMC authorities continues its blatant appeasement politics! Simply take a look at these price range allocations:
Minority Affairs… pic.twitter.com/rh3dyjUbHo
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) February 12, 2025
The price range mentions that Rs 5,602.29 crore has been allotted to the minority division for the 12 months 2025-2026. Within the 12 months 2024-25, the price range allocation for a similar was Rs 5,530.65 crore.
Going again, knowledge exhibits that in 2023-2024 Finances, allocation for the division was Rs 5,166.99; it was Rs 5,004.05 crore in 2022-23; and Rs 4,777.82 crore in 2021-2022 — signalling a gentle rise within the allocation.
Reacting to the criticism, TMC nationwide normal secretary Abhishek Banerjee stated: “Why has the central authorities’s budgetary allocation on minorities decreased? Is it as a result of minorities don’t forged their vote for BJP? Within the training division, the federal government has allotted greater than Rs 40,000 crore. Does Bengal authorities see faith in people who find themselves getting advantages of Lakhir Bhandar and Kanyashree schemes?”
Senior TMC minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay instructed News18: “The Mamata Banerjee authorities desires growth for all sections of individuals. Finances focuses on people who find themselves poor and from the backward lessons. In a society, one group of individuals does nicely, whereas others lag behind. Banerjee doesn’t need that. Solely Muslims should not minorities. There are others too and we’ve got to convey all of them collectively. BJP is attempting to propagate a flawed narrative. Budgetary allocation of all departments has elevated.”
This was the final price range offered by the Banerjee authorities earlier than state elections subsequent 12 months and, therefore, has grow to be a bone of rivalry between the TMC and BJP.
