Alipurduar (West Bengal): Trinamool Congress nationwide normal secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday mentioned the celebration will ship to Prime Minister Narendra Modi one crore signed letters of day by day wage earners of West Bengal, who couldn’t get employment below MGNREGA because the Centre allegedly didn’t launch funds for the venture for the state. Upping the ante in opposition to the BJP-led authorities on the Centre forward of the panchayat election, Banerjee thought of quantity 2 within the TMC mentioned that celebration staff will hit the streets of Delhi if the federal government doesn’t launch the cash which is because of the state.
This has stalled the implementation of 100 days work venture for the previous one 12 months, he claimed whereas addressing a public assembly right here in Alipurduar district within the northern a part of the state. “From April 16, our workers will reach out to the 1.38 crore families who could not be employed in any project (under MGNREGA). We will collect their signed letters to the Prime Minister and send over one crore of such letters to the Centre in a month,” Banerjee mentioned.
He alleged that BJP MPs and MLAs of the state are asking the Centre to not launch the funds due for the state The Diamond Harbour MP mentioned, “By denying MGNREGS funds to Bengal, they (BJP) are attacking the hapless people with unprecedented acrimony. We will always stand against tyranny. They are taking their revenge for the 2021 defeat but we won’t let our people down!”
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had met Modi twice to facilitate the discharge of the funds whereas a delegation of celebration MPs had sought appointment of Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh however he didn’t meet them regardless of being in Delhi”, the TMC chief mentioned. He charged union minister John Barla, who’s an MP from West Bengal, and Leader of Opposition within the state meeting Suvendu Adhikari with conspiring in opposition to the folks in order that they don’t get their due cost.
These two leaders and several other others had requested the Centre to not launch MGNREGA funds to the state, he claimed. “Have they been elected to work against people’s interest? People of the state should pose this question to big and small BJP leaders,” Banerjee added.
Accusing the BJP of peddling the politics of faith whereas ignoring fundamental points equivalent to escalation in gas costs and threats to livelihood, he mentioned votes can’t be selected the premise of caste, creed and faith. Alleging that the Modi authorities is utilizing central companies to intimidate political opponents, Banerjee mentioned, “One or two leaders had been arrested and we have taken action against them. TMC does not protect thieves.”
Several TMC leaders together with a minister and a district president had been arrested by central companies for his or her alleged involvement in money for jobs and cattle scams. Banerjee mentioned the celebration will discipline folks with clear photos within the upcoming panchayat polls and requested TMC leaders in each panchayat to give you such names. On the accusations of the TMC chief, BJP nationwide Vice-President Dilip Ghosh mentioned, “The Mamata Banerjee government is only interested in frittering away the central funds by holding fairs and festivals and filling up pockets of its local leaders.”
