Bengal CM Mamata Announces Rs 60,000 for Durga Puja Committees, Faces 3 PILs Against Her Decision to 'Donate'

Last Updated: August 26, 2022, 00:17 IST

This year, Durga Puja has been listed as a heritage site by the UNESCO. (Image: PTI/File)

The West Bengal CM held a meeting with the puja organisers on August 22 and said there will be a discount on the electricity bill during this year's puja

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced Rs 60,000 each to 43,000 Durga Puja committees in the state. But soon after the announcement, three PILs were filed against her decision. The chief minister held a meeting with the puja organisers at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on August 22 and said there will be a discount on the electricity bill during this year’s puja. The Kolkata and the state electricity boards have been requested to give a 60 per cent discount on bills to puja committees. This time, Durga Puja has been listed as a heritage site by the UNESCO. Petitioner Subir Kumar Ghosh appealed to the court asking the government to withdraw the grant. In this same context, another PIL was registered on Wednesday and Thursday. A question as to why donations are being given to pujas instead of paying dearness allowance (DA) to government employees was raised following the court order. The litigant also questioned why the discount is given on the electricity bill. The possible hearing date of this case is on Friday. The PILs also stated that where many people were still not getting food, clean water, electricity, and medicine, donation was a luxury. Read all the Latest Politics News and Breaking News here

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Mamata on 4-Day Delhi Visit Amid Oppn Unity in Question

Last Updated: August 04, 2022, 09:03 IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (PTI)

Mamata Banerjee, whose Delhi visits generally are for Opposition unity show, is making a visit to the national capital at a time when Opposition unity is in question

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be arriving in Delhi on Thursday for a four-day trip, with Niti Aayog meeting chaired by PM Modi and a meet with President Droupadi Murmu among agendas in her to-do list.

Mamata Banerjee, whose Delhi visits generally are for Opposition unity show, is making a visit to the national capital at a time when Opposition unity is in question.

The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC has taken stand to abstain from Vice President election, a decision said to be taken by the party over the way opposition candidate was chosen. This has raised questions over Opposition fabric.

Mamata Banerjee’s Delhi trip comes over a month after she was in the national capital for the Opposition meeting initiated by her to pick a joint candidate for the presidential election.

Mamata Banerjee will participate in Niti Aayog meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 7. Sources inside the party said, “Didi fighting for her State demand, it’s important to represent state in such meeting that’s why we think she is coming.

Along with Niti Aayog meeting, Mamata Banerjee plans to meet President Droupadi Murmu days after the presidential poll in which TMC was supporting Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.

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