Mamata Banerjee: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has given seven days time to the Central Government and demanded to release Bengal’s funds related to central schemes.

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Mamata Banerjee Ultimatum To Centre: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, who had announced to walk away from the I.N.D.I.A alliance and contest the elections alone, has now given an ultimatum to the Central Government. Giving seven days to the Center to clear all dues on Friday (January 26), he said that if the Central government does not release funds within this time limit, the party will launch massive protests.

Banerjee made this comment after a program at Raj Bhavan to commemorate the 75th Republic Day. The Chief Minister said, ‘If the central government does not release funds, we (TMC) will start a massive protest.’

Central Government owes so much money to Bengal
News agency PTI, quoting the figures of the West Bengal government, has written that a huge amount of money is outstanding for West Bengal’s share with the central government. According to the report, the state owes Rs 9,330 crore to the Center under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Rs 6,900 crore under MNREGA, Rs 830 crore under the National Health Mission, Rs 770 crore under the PM Gram Sadak Yojana and Rs 770 crore under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Rs 350 crore is outstanding under this. Apart from this, it is also claimed that the central government has allegedly not paid the dues of Rs 175 crore under mid-day meal as well as other schemes.

CM Mamta has met PM for payment of dues
Mamata Banerjee had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 20 and discussed the issue of pending central funds. After the meeting, Banerjee had said that the Prime Minister proposed that state and central officials can sit together and resolve the issues. It is claimed that even after a long time, no action was taken on this matter.

There has been tension in the relations between Mamata and the central government
Let us tell you that for the last few years, there has been a lot of tension in the relations between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government and the Central Government. CM Mamata has been continuously attacking the raids and arrests of central agencies ED and CBI in various corruption cases in the state. At the same time, the bitterness between the Governor and the Bengal government is not hidden from anyone. However, Mamata had attended the program organized at Raj Bhavan on the occasion of Republic Day on the invitation of Governor Dr. CV Anand Bose.