TMC, BJP engaged in war of words over Mamata Banerjee’s new outreach programme
The Hindu
BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said, “TMC leaders will require the Suraksha Kavach of their chairperson as they have to explain their misdeeds of swindling money of Central projects by depriving the people.”
Opposition BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on January 7 entered into another round of war of words over a new outreach programme, ‘ Didir Suraksha Kavach’, announced by TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee.
Around 3.5 lakh party workers will visit around two crore households, covering the State’s 10 crore population over the next two months to highlight the welfare schemes undertaken by the Mamata Banerjee government.
The party workers would be called emissaries of the CM, ' Didir Doot'. Ms. Banerjee is addressed by people as ‘ Didi’(elder sister).
Taking a dig at the campaign of the State ahead of the panchayat elections, BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh told reporters, “TMC leaders will require the Suraksha Kavach (protective shield) of their chairperson as they have to explain their misdeeds of swindling money of Central projects by depriving the people.
"Delhi's Doots are now reaching out everywhere…to BDO offices and banks in various parts of the State. TMC leaders are shivering with the fear of CBI raids and Central teams who are fanning out everywhere in the State to find out how funds were used under Prime Minister Awas Yojana." Two Central teams are in West Bengal now for looking into allegations of irregularities in the allotment of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
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Endorsing Mr. Ghosh, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari tweeted, “Verification of eligible beneficiaries of old age and widow pension schemes under National Social Assistance Programme is going on in West Bengal. Phony ‘Didir Doots’ would mislead soon to be finalised lakhs of recipients by masquerading the National Pension Scheme as Didi’s gift.”
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