Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday accused the Centre of withholding funds worth over ₹1.7 lakh crore for the state.
Mr. Modi will lay the foundation stone of a gas distribution project and address a rally in Alipurduar on Thursday.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Bengal today. We extend our welcome to the prime minister. But we also want to remind the prime minister that ₹1.7 lakh crore is still owed to Bengal by the central government,” TMC’s deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said in a video message.
She said, “Will the Prime Minister tell the people of Bengal when this money is going to be given to Bengal and why this money is being denied?” The TMC leader accused the Centre of discriminating against states ruled by non-NDA parties. – PTI
