Key Points:
- On February 11, the Home Minister of the country, Amit Shah attacked the Trinamool Congress opposition, West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for ‘blocking’ the Centre’s cash benefits for the poor farmers. Along with this, the Home Minister promised to give Rs 18,000 in bank accounts if BJP comes to power in the state.
- “Did you get Rs 6,000 in your bank accounts?” The crowd responded with ‘No’. To this Shah said, “How will you get the money from Modiji when Mamata didi doesn’t send the list of beneficiaries and bank details.”
On February 11, the Home Minister of the country, Amit Shah attacked the Trinamool Congress opposition, West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for ‘blocking’ the Centre’s cash benefits for the poor farmers. Along with this, the Home Minister promised to give Rs 18,000 in bank accounts if BJP comes to power in the state.
While talking to the crowd during the fourth phase of ‘Portiborton Yatra’ from Rash Mela Ground in Coach Behar, Shah started off saying, “Did you get Rs 6,000 in your bank accounts?” The crowd responded with ‘No’. To this Shah said, “How will you get the money from Modiji when Mamata didi doesn’t send the list of beneficiaries and bank details.”
Furthermore, continuing his attack, Shah said that the West Bengal chief minister was scared of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and hence was blocking central schemes. “Don’t worry. Bring BJP to power. We will ensure in the first cabinet meeting that we credit Rs 18,000, including Rs 12,000 you lost, in your bank accounts,” Shah said, asking the chief minister why is she blocking money of poor farmers. “Are you scared that when they (farmers) get the money, they will appreciate Modiji,” Shah said addressing Mamata Banerjee.
If you bring BJP to power, we will give you Rs 18,000 in your bank accounts: Home Minister @AmitShah in #WestBengal #PoribortonInBengal #ITVideo pic.twitter.com/spQ7MLDwqy
— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) February 11, 2021
The home minister was referring to the PM Kisan scheme, under which Rs 6,000 per year in three equal instalments is provided to small and marginal farmer families having a combined landholding of up to two hectares. After refusing to implement the scheme for more than a year, the West Bengal chief minister had last month agreed to roll out the cash benefit scheme in the state
Last week, the CM said her government has sent names of 2.5 lakh farmers to the Centre for inclusion in the scheme but they were yet to get any benefit. She sought to know why the Union government was yet to disburse any cash benefits to the eligible beneficiaries.
