Centre wilfully deprived Bengal for a decade, time to give befitting reply: Abhishek Banerjee 

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee criticized the BJP government at the Centre, alleging centre has "wilfully" deprived West Bengal over the past decade and it is time a righteous government be installed at the Centre now.

Speaking at a public rally at Uluberia in Howrah district, Banerjee said, "The BJP government at the Centre has deprived the people of West Bengal for the last ten years. The Centre has stopped paying dues which the state owes under schemes like 100 days work and Awas Yojana."

"People should throw out this government at the Centre by pressing the appropriate button during polls. It is sure that the INDIA bloc will form the new government and all pending dues of the state will be realised", he said, adding that "It is only a matter of time that the new government be formed at the Centre and the people of West Bengal will play a decisive role in this".

Referring to the Sandeshkhali incident, he denounced BJP's allegations as baseless and aimed at tarnishing the state's image.

"We will never sell our spine or bow down to the outsiders from Delhi. The saffron party has to be given a befitting reply at the hustings", he said.