Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, during the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha on December 5, lashed out at Trinamool Congress members and accused them of spreading “falsehood” after TMC leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay had said that she refused to meet a delegation over delay in releasing Central funds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
“They kept changing their stance. First, they said a delegation of five MPs wants to come and meet me. Then they changed it to 10 MPs. Then Mahua Moitra said she wont meet but will come with all MPs. I kept waiting in my office for two and half hours,” the Minister of State for Rural Development told the Lok Sabha, referring to a two month old incident.
In October, the TMC had accused that the Minister had kept waiting a delegation of MPs — who wanted to meet her to press for the release of MGNREGA funds — and eventually left through the back gate.
