Politics

In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee meets with PM Modi

By - 01 Mar 2024 09:04 PM

"Following protocol, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described her interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Raj Bhavan on Friday night as a courtesy meeting.

According to Banerjee, she also discussed with the PM the matter of the state's unpaid bills.

""In addition to chatting with the prime minister, I brought up state-related issues with him,"" Banerjee told reporters following the meeting.Beginning on Friday, PM Modi will spend the night at Raj Bhavan while on a two-day tour of West Bengal.

The prime minister arrived at the governor's house shortly after Banerjee's convoy pulled in.

Governor C V Ananda Bose took to X and said he met the PM at the Raj Bhavan.

Earlier in the day, Bose had also attended the prime minister's official program at Arambagh, where Modi dedicated, inaugurated, and laid the groundwork for several development projects totaling more than ₹ 7,200 crore.Banerjee met with Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi in December of last year to demand the release of the state's outstanding debt.

The TMC claimed that West Bengal owed the Center ₹ 1.18 lakh crore.

According to the Union government, two tranches of tax devolution were released to all states on Thursday. West Bengal received ₹ 10,692 crore, which is the fourth-highest amount after Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh.

On Monday, the state government started paying over 30 lakh MGNREGA workers their outstanding debt of ₹ 2,700 crore, which had been unpaid since March 2022."