Kolkata:
Stress erupted in part of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district over lists of beneficiaries within the state’s housing scheme. The Trinamool Congress authorities has introduced that it might construct new properties after a tussle with the Union authorities over the funding of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Alapan Banerjee, the Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister addressed the media on this situation on the state secretariat, Nabanna, this night.
Amid allegations of nepotism and corruption, the state has ordered re-verification of housing scheme beneficiaries. For this, the secretariat has issued new pointers.
The state authorities has determined to confirm knowledge to rethink the names omitted from the record of beneficiaries.
On Wednesday, there was pressure between two factions of Trinamool Congress in South 24 Parganas district’s Gosaba-Bali space.
This got here a day after locals and a faction of the Trinamool Congress employees held protests in entrance of the Sundarbans Improvement Minister, accusing him and the native MLA of corruption within the technique of making ready lists of beneficiaries of the housing scheme.
Violent protests erupted within the space and several other motorbikes have been torched.
On Wednesday night Alapan Banerjee informed reporters, “Because the Central authorities just isn’t giving any fund, the state is doing the survey so correct lists might be given to the centre relating to housing scheme”.
“There was a scheme beneath which the Central authorities would give 60 per cent, and state would give 40 per cent however because the Centre just isn’t giving something, the state is doing the survey in order that the state can present an Awas Yojana.”
Trinamool chief Kunal Ghosh mentioned, “Now the BJP is attempting their finest to cease work. They need to punish the folks of Bengal. Seeing Mamata Banerjee working for the poor folks of Bengal, BJP is attempting to defame her. Distribution of homes will likely be finished section clever”.
Chief of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari retaliated, alleging a “false record” is being ready by the state authorities “to get some cash”.