CM Mamata Banerjee missing on stage, PM Modi in Alipurduar says Bengal’s progress roots for India’s development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar districts of West Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was missing from stage.

The project, worth over Rs 1010 crore, aims to provide Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to more than 2.5 Lakh households, over 100 commercial establishments, and industries, and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to vehicular traffic by establishing around 19 CNG stations in line with the Minimum Work Program (MWP) targets stipulated by the Government.

Addressing the rally, PM Modi said, “The foundation stone for the City Gas Distribution Project, which is being laid today in Alipurduar, highlights our commitment to strengthening the region’s clean energy infrastructure.”

TMC claims Centre withholding funds

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday accused the Centre of withholding funds worth over Rs 1.7 lakh crore for the state.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Bengal today. We extend our welcome to the prime minister. But we also want to remind the prime minister that Rs 1.7 lakh crore is still owed to Bengal by the central government,” TMC’s deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said in a video message.

She said, “Will the prime minister tell the people of Bengal when this money is going to be given to Bengal and why this money is being denied?”

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