PM Kisan Yojna: Mamata Banerjee’s ideology had “destroyed” West Bengal, said PM Modi (Archive)
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the government of Mamata Banerjee in Bengal of blocking a central benefit scheme for farmers due to its political agenda and of denying funding to 70 lakh farmers in the state under the flagship PM-KISAN scheme.
Mamata Banerjee’s ideology had “destroyed” Bengal, Prime Minister Modi said, accusing the chief minister of “doing politics” by blocking the plan to provide farmers with 6,000 rupees each year under “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi” (PM- KISAN). The comments come in a growing war between Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the run-up to the Bengal elections in four months.
“If you listen to a 15-year-old Mamta speech Hee then he will know how much his ideology has ruined Bengal, “he said.
“The public is closely watching those who make selfish politics. The parties that do not speak out about the benefit of farmers in West Bengal are harassing the citizens of Delhi here on behalf of the farmers and ruining the country’s economy.” . “
The prime minister spoke at an event where he distributed 18 billion rupees to more than nine million farmers in the context of relentless protests near Delhi over three new agricultural laws. He also interacted with farmers from nine states.
In his speech, Prime Minister Modi wondered why there was agitation in Bengal against the agrarian bills and yet there were no visible protests against the state government’s decision not to implement the PM-KISAN scheme, in which 6,000 are provided rupees per year to small and marginalized farmers payable in installments of Rs 2,000 each. The fund is transferred directly to bank accounts.
“The whole country is benefiting from the PM-KISAN program, but only one state, West Bengal, has not implemented this plan. As a result, more than 70 lakh farmers cannot benefit from this plan and this money is not reaching them. This it is due to politics, “said the prime minister.
According to him, more than 23 lakh farmers in Bengal had applied online to take advantage of this scheme, but the state government has stopped the verification process.
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