A day after writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking free COVID-19 vaccination for all, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday again shot a letter to him reminding him of his assurances made during election campaigns on releasing arrears of Rs 18,000 to farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme. Despite assurances by the prime minister, no fund has been received by either the state government or the farmers, Banerjee said in the letter. I will like to further impress that during your recent visits to the state you gave repeated assurances on releasing the arrear amount to Rs 18,000 to each farmer but till date no fund has been received by the state government or the farmers.
In its election manifesto, the BJP had promised to provide Rs 18,000 to 75 lakh farmers of West Bengal under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme
KOLKATA: A day after writing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking free Covid-19 vaccination for all, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday again shot a letter to him reminding him of his assurances made during election campaigns on releasing arrears of Rs 18,000 to farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme.
Despite assurances by the Prime Minister, no fund has been received by either the state government or the farmers, Banerjee said in the letter.
Key Economic Lessons Learnt From the West Bengal, Kerala Electoral Results
The environment created by the BJPâs campaign chariot couldnât pierce through the solid foundations of a state economy built around the principles of a robust social safety net for its most vulnerable.
Mamata Banerjee and Pinarayi Vijayan. Photo: PTI
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The electoral success of Mamata Banerjeeâs Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal and Pinarayi Vijayanâs Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala mark a critical junction in the state of Indian politics today. Not only have both these grassroots leaders, belonging to regional parties, stopped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from coming to power in their respective states, they have also shown a way to offer some key economic policy lessons that are vital towards building a strong political opposition against the BJP â at a national level too.
Bengal: Key Factors That Led to TMC s Defeat of the Modi-Shah Behemoth
The BJP had pulled out all stops to keep TMC out of power, but it still secured a whopping 47.95% votes.
The West Bengal assembly election has been cynosure of all eyes with BJP raising the stakes. Illustration: The Wire/PTI.
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Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 23 rallies in 14 days in Bengal. Union home minister Amit Shah, 79 rallies, roadshows and town halls in 20 days.
The ruling party in the Centre deployed over 52 Union ministers, MPs, chief ministers and cabinet ministers of BJP-ruled states to campaign in Bengal. Around 15 to 17 senior BJP and RSS leaders were stationed in Bengal for more than three months.
Trinamool fortress stands: How Mamata managed to withstand the siege laid to her citadel by BJP May 4, 2021, 7:50 AM IST
By Shibashis Chatterjee and Sumit Ganguly
The West Bengal election results have demonstrated that despite the battering rams that BJP brought to bear against the Trinamool Congress fortress, the edifice, though a bit pockmarked, still stands strong. Its ability to withstand the concerted attacks from BJP requires some explanation, because TMC under CM Mamata Banerjee had entered this election sandbagged with weighty problems.
At the outset, after a decade in office, it faced the threat of anti-incumbency. Under her watch the state hasn’t clocked significant economic growth. In fact, during her second term in office the state saw an average growth rate of 5.5% against a national average of 7.1%.