West Bengal hit the headlines again before Ram Navami. Public space was flooded with media reports that West Bengal was all set to see around 2000 Shobha
Trinamool Congress leaders asked what action has the Home Minister taken against Howrah riot-accused Sumit Shaw and the BJP leaders seen with him during the recent Ramnavami rally.
'MGNREGS was set up with one idea – that the poorest of the poor have at least 100 days of guaranteed employment.Since December 2021, West Bengal has been denied Rs 7,500 crore in MGNREGS payments. Out of this, Rs 2,800 crores relates to only wage payments. But it has been kept in abeyance and 17 lakh families have been suffering for over a year.'
The TMC, which has accused the Opposition BJP of bringing “goons from outside the state to orchestrating the clashes”, pointed to the arrest of 19-year-old Sumit Shaw from Bihar’s Munger.