West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with a delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and sought “release of funds due to the State without further delay and without political considerations”.
“If there are issues, the Centre can stop the money. 155 Central teams have visited West Bengal. Whatever clarifications they sought, our officers have provided. We have not got the funds so far. I have met the Prime Minister three times in the past and today I met him again,” Ms. Banerjee said after the meeting.
The Chief Minister said that the Prime Minister listened patiently and said officers of the Centre and State can meet on the issue and take a decision. “In the federal structure the Central government has a share (of funds) and the State government also has a share. Funds meant for the poor must be released,” Ms. Banerjee said.
