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TMC MP In LS Raises Rs 18,000 Cr Fund Blocked Under MGNREGA, Centre Hits Back Over ‘Corruption’

TMC's Sudip Bandyopadhyay said that an amount of around Rs 18,000 crore is pending due to the state.

New Delhi: On the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament, the Trinamool Congress alleged that the BJP-led Centre has imposed an 'economic blockade' against the West Bengal government by blocking funds for schemes like MGNREGA and PM Awas Yojana.

Raising the issue in Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour, TMC's Sudip Bandyopadhyay said that an amount of around Rs 18,000 crore is pending due to the state, reported news agency PTI.

He further demanded an immediate payment of the dues.

"Under MGNREGA, (PM) Awas Yojana, National Health Mission, all money allocated by the government of India has been blocked since (sic) last two years, amounting up to Rs 18,000 crore," the TMC MP said.

According to the report, Bandyopadhyay further stated that TMC MPs had come to meet the Minister of State for Rural Development Niranjan Jyoti in Delhi but she left without meeting them, and the lawmakers were later forcibly removed from the ministry's premises.

"We MPs and our ministers came to Delhi to meet the honourable Minister, not Cabinet Minister, the Minister of State. Surprisingly, we kept waiting for two hours in the waiting hall, we were offered tea. Finally, when we went for the meeting, she left...We were lifted bodily, and were taken 20 kms away from Delhi," PTI quoted him as saying.

"We demand that MGNREGA allotment, Awas Yojana allotment should be sent to the state government without delay. We are keen to place our demand to the PM of India... and hope this issue would be discussed on the floor of the House, and economic blockade should not be allowed," Bandyopadhyay added.

Dharmendra Pradhan Alleges Corruption

Responding to TMC's allegations, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged corruption in the handling of the central funds in the state.

He stated that a CBI inquiry has been initiated to investigate the matter, reported PTI.

"They take money meant for the poor people of West Bengal from the central government, they keep their cut money, that is the reason. All states in the country remain in the financial system, Bengal thinks it is above it, the state government thinks they are above it," Pradhan said.

He further stated, "I want to mention on the floor of the House, in the PM Poshan Yojana - Mid Day Meal, they have misappropriated Rs 4,000 crore. The Government of India has given an inquiry to CBI, everything will come out."

"They loot poor people's money... half of their ministers are in jail. They are scared their leadership will go to jail," Pradhan added, reported the news agency

The delegation from the TMC was to meet MoS Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, however, the Minister left without meeting the delegation.

The Rural Development Ministry has said that funds for West Bengal has been on hold since March 9, 2022, as per a provision under Section 27 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, which stipulates measures in case there is non-compliance of directives of the central government, reported PTI.

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