Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee On Wednesday, his party Trinamool Congress (TMC) announced that it would launch protest rallies on June 5 and 6 against the central government for “extreme delay in releasing West Bengal’s dues” under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
“In every block, you take to the streets on June 5 and 6 and demand the state dues under MGNREGA from the central government. Deben your slogan: ‘Aamder eksho diner taka ferot dao’. (Your slogan would be: ‘Give us our money for a hundred days’ work’). They are not paying us for 100 days of work. All our organizations will hold rallies on June 5 and 6.
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assault BJPThe central government-led Mamata said, “On Tuesday, 90 lakh vacancies in railways were abolished, which means they are gradually closing shop.” Where is Ujala (Scheme)? It is basically a ‘hawala’. How will a poor person get Rs 800 for buying an LPG cylinder? I guess we’ll have to cook on wood. Unemployment has increased by 40 percent because of the BJP government.
The chief minister said his party could not win the Bankura and Bishnupur Lok Sabha constituencies in Bankura district in 2019, but was hopeful that the people of the district would vote for the TMC in the upcoming elections. “I was upset when we could not win Bankura district. We could not win two Lok Sabha seats here… Maybe we were wrong at that time.
Banerjee then told her party leaders and workers, ‘If Didi can come out after losing, why can’t you come out. stay with poor people. Adivasi (Adivasi) land cannot be sold to anyone. We don’t bow our heads…”
Monsoon session likely from June 10
Kolkata: Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Wednesday that its monsoon session is likely to begin from June 10.
Banerjee said the duration of the session has not been decided yet and it will be decided in the all-party meeting next week.
“The monsoon session is likely to start from June 10. Several important bills are expected to be introduced during the session.