BJP Blames WB Government and CM Mamata Banerjee for MNREGA Fund Disruption

Trinamool Congress has protested in Delhi for two days against the stopping of funds of 100 days employment guarantee scheme (MNREGA) in West Bengal. In this matter, Bharatiya Janata Party has claimed that if there is any reason for stopping MNREGA funds, then it is the West Bengal government and Mamata Banerjee herself.

Amit Malviya, head of the party's IT cell and in-charge of North Bengal, has claimed that the Bengal government is not following the rules of MNREGA, and central funds are embezzled by making fake job cards. He has said that as per the rules, the account of funds received from the Center has to be given in a clean manner. But despite repeated requests, the West Bengal government does not give any satisfactory account to the Center nor does it maintain transparency in the implementation of MNREGA. Therefore the funds have been stopped.

On Wednesday, Malviya wrote X, "If anyone has looted the poor in Bengal, it is none other than Mamata Banerjee and her government."

Amit Malviya has claimed that the Trinamool leaders, including Abhishek Banerjee, did not arrive on the time given by the Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Department to meet them and were later creating drama there by bringing in more people. Malviya wrote, "After not appearing for the meeting on time, Trinamool MPs tried to use the minister's office as a business camp." 

He further questioned the TMC writing "Would TMC care to explain who has all this money gone to? TMC workers, leaders or party fund?"