Bhupender Yadav slams TMC Govt over poor governance, corruption in Bengal
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday criticised the TMC Government in West Bengal over alleged poor governance and corruption, and termed its vote-on-account, recently tabled in the Assembly, as “farewell document”.
He also accused the TMC regime of irregularities in the MGNREGA scheme, non-submission of utilisation certificates for PM Awas Yojana funds and corruption in PM Poshan Yojana.
Addressing a press conference at a hotel in Salt Lake here in the presence of Leader of Opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari, Yadav alleged that centrally mandated Disha meetings were not held and that schemes such as PM-Kisan were not fully implemented in the State.
The objective of Disha is to ensure improved coordination among elected representatives and Government functionaries for the efficient, inclusive, and time-bound development of districts. Referring to allocations in the vote-on-account tabled in the state assembly last week, Yadav claimed that funds for science education were low, while Rs 5,713.61 crore had been allocated to madrasas.
The minister also alleged that North Bengal, with a population of around three crore, had received only Rs 910 crore.
“The State is operating with low capital expenditure, borrowing continuously without increasing its income. This is not just the TMC’s last budget, but its farewell document,” he claimed.
Despite West Bengal’s strong potential in textiles and industries, the State Government has “failed” to present a clear development roadmap, he said.
