Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari is not fond of most of the policies and schemes of the Mamata Banerjee government. However, the BJP leader, who till December 2020 was a key Minister in the State government, is often heard referring to the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme in his public meetings.
Addressing a meeting at Bandwan in Purulia district on Saturday, Mr. Adhikari spoke about the economic deprivation in the region that was once a hotbed of the activities of Communist Party of India (Maoist) and said the BJP will not stop Lakshmir Bhandar. “We will increase the entitlement to the scheme three times and pay ₹3,000 to every beneficiary,” he said.
This is not the first time that Mr. Adhikari has said he will increase the payout and has been repeating that ₹1,000 which the State government is paying is not sufficient.
