TMC looted rations provided by Centre during lockdown: Irani
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Accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal of indulging in corruption, Union Minister Smriti Irani stated on Sunday that whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi provided foodgrains for 80 crore individuals of the nation for eight months during the pandemic, the rations had been looted by the celebration within the state.
Maintaining that over 50 crore mandays had been created underneath ‘Garib Rojgar Yojana’ for migrant staff returning residence, Ms. Irani claimed that “it did not happen in Bengal”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in June final 12 months launched the employment scheme for migrant staff who had returned to villages from cities, during the coronavirus lockdown, to assist them get jobs close to their residence and assist in improvement of villages.
“The Prime Minister provided five kg rice and one kg dal for 80 crore people of the country for eight months through ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana’, but in Bengal, TMC looted it during the lockdown,” she stated addressing a BJP rally right here.
Claiming that Shramik Special Trains organized by the Centre had been termed ‘Corona Express’ by Mamata Banerjee, Ms. Irani stated, “I want to ask her whether sons and daughters from Bengal working in different parts of the country are considered viruses by her”.
