A disagreement erupted between the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and the BJP over pending Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Act (MNREGA) funds. TMC consultant Mahua Moitra accused BJP minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti of avoiding a gathering with the TMC delegation.
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti denied the allegations, asserting that she waited for the TMC delegation for two.5 hours earlier than continuing along with her prior commitments. The BJP chief additional alleged corruption inside the Mamata Banerjee-led state authorities, hinting at a possible rip-off involving a detailed affiliate of the MGNREGA funds.
The focus of the continued dispute is the discharge of MNREGA funds, with the Bengal authorities accusing the Central authorities of intentionally withholding the funds. The difficulty prompted TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee to stage a rally in Delhi.
Then again, the BJP has accused the TMC authorities of siphoning off central funds meant for the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna and MGNREGA.
Final month, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded the discharge of pending central funds to the state. She stated the prime minister proposed that the state officers and Centre officers may sit collectively and clear the problems.