The TMC has alleged of denial of MGNREGA and other housing scheme funds by the central government to the state while the BJP-led Centre has dismissed the claim by Mamata Banerjee’s party.
As the TMC leaders gathered in the national capital to protest against the alleged withholding of funds by the Centre, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal government saying that they also did a scam in a scheme named after Mahatma
Commenting on the alleged attack, TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said, "These people are scared, that is why they are doing this. Their fear has started showing. Why else would they do such things?"
Speaking about Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said that it is unfortunate that we go opposite of ways shown by Mahatma Gandhi.
Trinamool Congress party workers have gathered at the Rajghat in Delhi on Gandhi Jayanti and held a protest against the central government alleging a lack of fund allocation for MGNREGA and other social security schemes for West Bengal.
Union Ministers of State Jitendra Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Delhi's Rajghat on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Monday.
President of India Droupadi Murmu on Monday paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in the national capital on the occasion of 154th Gandhi Jayanti.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid floral tributes to the 'Father of the Nation' Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary (October 2) at Rajghat.