'Bengal, Centre Officers To Hold Meeting': Mamata Meets Modi, Seeks Release Of Pending Funds

West Bengal Chief Minister met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday over the issue of pending dues to the state.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of pending dues to the state during her three-day visit to the national capital. Following the meeting, Mamata told reporters that the PM has said there will be joint meeting between the officers from Central government and West Bengal. 

 "A ten-member delegation including our MPs met the PM today. I urged the PM to release the funds due to the state," she said, adding "The PM said there will be joint meetings between officers from Centre and West Bengal on this." 

On Monday, the Trinamool Congress chief had accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre of bulldozing federal structure by cutting central funds for states not ruled by the party, adding her home state is the "biggest victim".

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"They have stopped all the money for Bengal. There is only one tax, GST tax. They are collecting the tax, state governments are not. They are bulldozing the federal structure in every opposition state, and West Bengal is the biggest victim," Banerjee said, as per a PTI report. 

"Now for every scheme they are asking give the name of prime minister and the logo of BJP... If they would have asked us give the symbol of Indian government we had no problem or give the symbol of both, government of India and government of Bengal, said the Bengal CM.

"They cannot impose that we have to give the BJP symbol. During the G20 we didn't say anything because that was an international program. But now we can't tolerate this," she added.