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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will hold a dharna on Friday to protest against alleged withholding of the state's dues by the Centre. The issue of the Centre withholding dues, particularly under the MGNREGA, has escalated into a major political crisis in the state.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will hold a dharna on Friday to protest against alleged withholding of the state’s dues by the Centre. The issue of the Centre withholding dues, particularly under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), has escalated into a major political crisis in the state.
A senior TMC leader said that the dharna will start at 1 p.m. in the Red Road area of Maidan on Friday. TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee will lead the agitation. Other senior leaders of the party will also be present in the protest.
Earlier rallies by TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and a group of party legislators, MPs, ministers, and MGNREGA workers at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, followed by a five-day sit-in outside Raj Bhavan, highlighted the urgency of the issue.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005 intends to improve the livelihood stability of rural households by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment per fiscal year. The dharna marks the third major agitation over the issue ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, as per TMC leaders.
