On October 3, Mamata Banerjee’s nephew had announced a decision to compensate for the central dues to the 3,000-odd deprived MGNREGS job cardholders who were at Jantar Mantar. He said each of them has dues between Rs 8,000 and Rs 15,000, and the first appeal would be made to the state government
Abhishek Banerjee on Friday gave out details of the attack on West Bengal minister Birbaha Hansda's vehicle and said some people created a barbaric atmosphere and attacked the convoy. He also accused the BJP and said miscreants from the party disguised as Kurmi community members staged the attack.