Trinamool Congress MLA and former IPS officer Humayun Kabir on Friday asked whether Muslim women would be given higher benefits, like those from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes community are, under the State Government’s ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme. He was speaking at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
“Will Muslim women like Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Caste women be given ₹1,000 in the Lakshmi Bhandar scheme?” Mr. Kabir asked on the floor of the House. The MLA from the Debra Assembly constituency referred to a report by the Pratichi Trust and said that the financial condition of Muslim women in the State was not good.
According to the Trinamool Congress leader, Muslim women told him during the panchayat polls campaign that they were getting ₹500 while Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe women were getting ₹1,000.
