The Railways on Saturday refuted the claims of the Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O Brien that West Bengal was ignored in allocation of Railway budget and said that the national transporter has got highest ever allocation of Rs 6,536 crore for infrastructure and safety projects in the state. O Brien had said, Last year 31 railways projects were shelved in West Bengal, all started by Mamata Banerjee. Now, suddenly it s winter or may be some other reason, I don t know, you said you are giving Bengal some more money this year. Is something happening in April? Look at the total which was supposed to be given to the state and how much of that has been given, Brian had said.
Not denied permission to Rath Yatra, BJP indulging in malicious propaganda: TMC ANI | Updated: Feb 05, 2021 15:55 IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) on Friday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not denied permission for Rath Yatra by the West Bengal state government and challenged BJP to provide evidence to the contrary. Govt West Bengal has not denied permission to any Yatra, as claimed by BJP. They are indulging in malicious propaganda with neither substance nor truth. BJP must show material evidence of GoWB denying permission to their Yatra. This is BJP s attempt to claim victimhood, said a tweet on TMC s Twitter handle.
TMC officially got more money than Congress in 2019
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Around Rs 100 crore of Trinamool’s Rs 143 crore corpus came through electoral bonds alone, as per the party’s annual audit report submitted to the Election Commission of India. Trinamool is locked in an intense election battle with the BJP, known to heavily fund every election.
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NEW DELHI: The All India Trinamool Congress has raised Rs 143 crore in 2019-20, more than the Congress, with nearly 70% of its funds coming through electoral bonds, the contentious funding mechanism criticised by Opposition parties.
Around Rs 100 crore of Trinamool’s Rs 143 crore corpus came through electoral bonds alone, as per the party’s annual audit report submitted to the Election Commission of India. Trinamool is locked in an intense election battle with the BJP, known to heavily fund every election. Trinamool too was a big spender in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, with an official figure of Rs 107.2 cr
The All India Trinamool Congress said on Twitter that the state government has not denied permission to the BJP s programme, contrary to the claims of the saffron party.