Stung by the corruption and nepotism allegations by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and the Left Front over the distribution of reduction and compensation for Cyclone Amphan in 2020, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee isn’t giving any probability to the Opposition to level out flaws whereas managing Cyclone Yaas reduction operations.
The BJP’s prime management together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, had turned the corruption and nepotism costs throughout Cyclone Amphan right into a raging concern in the course of the Assembly polls.
Relief for Cyclone Affected
For higher administration of reduction operations, Mamata Banerjee on May 27 rolled out the ‘Duare Tran’ (reduction on the doorstep) outreach programme for these affected by Cyclone Yaas. ‘Duare Tran’ camps shall be arrange in all of the affected blocks and gram panchayats.
This camp will perform from June 3 to June 18 the place the state authorities will obtain claims from the affected folks. From June 19 to June 30, all of the claims shall be verified and from July 1 to July 8, all of the cyclone-affected folks will get their reduction fund instantly into their checking account by means of direct profit switch. Mamata Banerjee determined to observe this personally to keep away from any mishandling of funds.
“The entire machinery of the state government will work in a mission-mode to ensure the success of ‘Duare Tran’. No actual beneficiaries should be deprived of relief and compensation,” she had stated.
Her initiative drew the eye of Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who praised Mamata’s submit Cyclone reduction initiatives and tweeted, “Appreciate exemplary commitment in synergy @MamataOfficial in relief #CycloneYaas…Relief and Rehabilitation needs to be transparent, accountable with direct benefit transfer to deserved.”
Before launching the ‘Duare Tran’ scheme, the chief minister (throughout an administrative assembly) got here down closely on authorities officers and personal development firms for delay in development, poor administration and poor development of embankments and roads.
Mamata stated, “I want a task force which will monitor all the tendering and execution processes in the PWD and Irrigation Department. Why did the Bidyadhari embankment collapse? It was constructed during Cyclone Amphan in 2020…then how come it was damaged so soon? Let the finance department begin an inquiry. If private construction companies are not doing the government job properly then they will be asked to compensate. Either they will compensate or they have to maintain it (roads, government buildings etc) for three years as per norms. I would like to tell all the departments to utilise money very carefully and logically.”
On Friday whereas holding administrative conferences at Hingalganj in North 24-Parganas and Sagar Islands in South 24-Parganas, Mamata Banerjee instructed officers to hold out reduction operations with none complaints. “During Cyclone Amphan due to a few cases, I had to face a lot of criticism. Please make sure such instances should not happen this time. I don’t want to hear any complaints,” she stated.
Allegations Against Mamata
In the run-up to the Assembly elections earlier this yr, Opposition leaders, particularly the BJP, had alleged that Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and different get together leaders have been knee-deep in corruption and that Mamata was sheltering those that indulged in ‘syndicate raj’ and ‘cut money’.
They additionally accused TMC leaders of siphoning cash despatched by the Centre for Cyclone Amphan reduction in West Bengal.
However, Mamata Banerjee at all times maintained that the BJP was making these allegations for his or her political curiosity.
When Amit Shah had stated that ‘Didi’ needed to make ‘bhaipo’ (nephew Abhishek Banerjee) as subsequent chief minister, Mamata had questioned what credentials Jay Shah (Amit Shah’s son) needed to maintain prime administrative posts in cricket.
She silenced her Opposition on May 2, when the Assembly Poll outcomes have been declared. Mamata surprised the psephologists as she emerged victorious with an even bigger margin (213) than 2016 when she received 211 seats.
Not taking probabilities
Political professional Kapil Thakur feels that the most important problem earlier than Mamata Banerjee throughout this tenure is to ship and to set an instance by operating the federal government with none main controversies.
After coming to energy for a 3rd time period, Mamata Banerjee doesn’t wish to give any probability to the Opposition whereas dealing with essential conditions like pure calamities and execution of presidency schemes meant for the poor and eligible beneficiaries.
The chief minister has clipped the wings of the panchayat within the tendering technique of essential authorities initiatives together with roads, electrical energy, authorities buildings and sanitation initiatives.
To begin with, Mamata Banerjee has determined to drift tenders ‘centrally’ and never at panchayat or district degree for all of the ‘Pathashree Abhijan’ schemes. The Pathashree Abhijan Scheme is a street restore scheme beneath which 12,000 kilometres of roads shall be repaired. The initiative has been after a number of grievances acquired by means of the ‘Didi Ke Bolo’ (inform Didi) initiative.
Among many directions, the TMC has requested its members to ‘visibly change their lifestyle’. This contains luxurious automobiles, giving contractual jobs to kinfolk, costly devices, no to violence and hobnobbing with the district administration.
The 2019 Lok Sabha polls had confirmed the TMC chief’s worst fears. The BJP made large beneficial properties in Bengal, successful 18 of the state’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, up from simply two in 2014.
Since then (2019) Mamata was on the again foot amid the exponential development of the BJP in Bengal. But the saffron brigade suffered a significant setback within the 2021 Assembly Polls and now, as soon as once more, Mamata Banerjee is in-charge of steering her authorities ahead by means of extra transparency within the governance.
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