TMC breaking poll promises: Suvendu Adhikari

Thu, 12 August 2021

18:54

The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the ruling Trinamool Congress is going back on its poll promises after assuming power for the third time. Speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Adhikari, a senior BJP leader who had himself defected from TMC before the assembly election, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has broken promises within three months of returning to power.

Referring to the 'Laskhmi Bhandar' scheme announced by Banerjee, he said before the elections, the party had promised a minimum income for all women in West Bengal if it comes to power.

There are about five crore women residing in West Bengal. But after coming to power, the number of women beneficiaries of the scheme has been reduced to 1.6 crore, he said. Under the welfare scheme, which will be implemented from September 1, women of poor families belonging to general category will receive Rs 500 per month and Rs 1000 for those from SC/ST families.

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