West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File
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“The BJP has turned the country into a crematorium, but we will not allow the same to happen in Bengal,” says Mamata Banerjee West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on February 9 alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre was not disbursing funds under the PM-Kisan scheme to peasants in the State despite the TMC administration having sent the verified names of farmers to it.
Accusing the BJP of falsely claiming that she is denying funds to the farmers, she said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in the State is giving ₹5,000 each to peasants and has also arranged for free crop insurance.
District BJP leader, however, claims that the party had intimated the administration about the route being taken for the yatra well in advance, and no objection was raised back then