Leader of the House J P Nadda intervened and accused the TMC of trying to politicise the issue.”You raise an issue and try to give an impression that injustice is being done with the state,” Nadda said.”The Union finance minister is answering one by one how the Modi government has done justice with their state and how the corrupt government of West Bengal is not responding to the norms and rules,” he said.TMC MPs then staged a walkout from the House.Talking to reporters after the walkout, TMC deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said the Centre owes West Bengal Rs 1,75,000 crore.”Today, during the finance minister’s reply speech in the Rajya Sabha, we, the Trinamool Congress, raised three very specific points. Rs 1,75,000 crore is what the Centre owes to Bengal in terms of dues,” Ghose said.”We have received nil amount of money for the Awas Yojana since 2021. The Centre has blocked funds to Bengal for the Awas Yojana scheme since 2021. On the MGNREGA scheme, the Centre owes Rs 7,500 crores,” she said.””What the central government, what the Modi government is doing to Bengal is an economic blockade,” she said.”Therefore, we reject what the finance minister is saying about states, about what she is saying in her speech because of the central government. The Modi government is denying funds to Bengal,” she said.
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