The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that the Centre had allocated over Rs 3,000 crore to West Bengal, but these funds were illegally and unconstitutionally diverted to panchayats by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.

The BJP’s remarks came after Mamata Banerjee arrived in North Bengal on Monday to review the situation in the hills, Terai and Dooars, which were hit by severe floods and landslides in October that left over 40 people dead. Banerjee accused the Centre of neglecting Bengal and not providing financial assistance in the last five years to tackle natural calamities.

Addressing a press conference, West Bengal Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, alleged that the Ministry of Home Affairs had allocated Rs 3,978 crore for disaster manageme

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