Earlier in the week, Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Centre, saying that she was ready to implement PM-Kisan and Ayushman Bharat schemes in West Bengal if the funds are routed through the State government
War of words intensified between West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, as they continued to shoot off letters to lash out at each other over a host of issues, the latest bone of contention being the PM-Kisan scheme.
The governor on Sunday sent a missive to Ms Banerjee, seeking to know why the State wants to be an “intermediary” in the transfer of central funds to farmers under the PM-Kisan scheme, a day after the CM, in a letter, asked him to “act within the mandates of the Constitution”.
Earlier in the week, Ms Banerjee wrote to the Centre, saying that she was ready to implement PM-Kisan and Ayushman Bharat schemes in West Bengal if the…