West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Central authorities to settle all “excellent dues”, warning of a large-scale protest by the occasion if the calls for weren’t met. Mamata Banerjee conveyed this message throughout an occasion at Raj Bhavan commemorating the seventy fifth Republic Day, reported information company PTI.
“If the central authorities fails to disburse the funds instantly, the TMC will launch a large protest,” CM Banerjee mentioned. In keeping with the West Bengal authorities, the Centre owes the state substantial quantities, together with Rs 9,330 crore underneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Rs 6,900 crore underneath the Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Act (MGNREGA), Rs 830 crore underneath the Nationwide Well being Mission, Rs 770 crore underneath the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Rs 350 crore underneath the Swachh Bharat Mission, and Rs 175 crore for Mid Day Meals, amongst different schemes.
CM Banerjee had beforehand met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 20 to debate the pending central funds concern. Following the assembly, PM Modi recommended that officers from the state and Centre come collectively to resolve the problem of excellent dues.
Earlier in January, a delegation of state authorities officers visited New Delhi and held discussions with their counterparts on the Central stage. In keeping with officers, they submitted a complete report outlining alleged irregularities within the 100-day work scheme and the corrective measures taken to deal with them. The delegation additionally engaged with Shailesh Kumar Singh, the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Rural Improvement.
In November, TMC MLAs, led by the occasion chief, staged a protest inside the state meeting premises, slamming the “delay” within the launch of central funds by the Modi authorities. Earlier, Abhishek Banerjee, the occasion’s nationwide normal secretary, had staged a dharna at Rajghat in New Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi’s delivery anniversary, demanding the discharge of funds by the Centre.
Responding to the TMC’s ultimatum, senior BJP chief Rahul Sinha took a jibe at Mamata Banerjee, stating that her menace to launch an agitation adopted her nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s unsuccessful makes an attempt to rally public help on the identical concern. Sinha remarked, “Bhaipo (nephew) has stopped giving requires a motion on the identical concern after discovering no help amongst individuals. Now pishi (aunt) has determined to prop up the identical concern which has already been rejected by the general public.”