Mamata seeks appointment with PM subsequent week to debate pending central dues

In virtually all public rallies within the latest previous, CM Banerjee had been vocal in opposition to the Union authorities claiming that the state authorities is but to obtain Rs 1.75 lakh crore of central dues beneath numerous centrally-sponsored schemes just like the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).

Nevertheless, senior BJP leaders, together with Info Expertise Cell chief and the celebration’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, had claimed that the Centre was pressured to cease the discharge of contemporary funds beneath totally different centrally-sponsored schemes to the West Bengal authorities due to blatant siphoning of funds launched earlier beneath such schemes. 

Actually, Prime Minister Modi, whereas addressing a political rally at Alipurduar district within the state final week, had been vocal in opposition to the West Bengal authorities on the problem of corruption.

He additionally claimed that the frequent folks of the state had been struggling after being denied primary companies beneath these centrally-sponsored schemes due to rampant corruption by Trinamool Congress leaders.

Final Sunday, Union House minister Amit Shah, throughout his handle at a political rally in Kolkata additionally attacked the West Bengal authorities on the identical points.