West Bengal: Political slugfest remains unabated even during festivities as CM Banerjee says Delhi is playing with agencies

KOLKATA: After news reports emerged that the West Bengal government has stopped releasing funds for National Cadet Corps (NCC) camps after allegations and a letter from Major General Uday Shankar Sengupta, Additional Director General, West Bengal and Sikkim Directorate, NCC, against the state government, a political slugfest has erupted in the state on this issue.

West Bengal Finance Minister, Chandrima Bhattacharya has refuted the allegation that the West Bengal government has stopped releasing funds for NCC camps.

According to her, in October Rs 20 lakh has been provided for the scheme.

"Such allegations are baseless. The state government has released Rs 20 lakh on October 21. More funds will be released in the coming days on this count after the state Finance Department receives details of accounts of fund utilisation. The state government never refuses to release funds. Rather it is the Union government which delays or stops payments of central dues to the state government," she said on Wednesday.

State governments are supposed to bear 25 per cent of the total expenses involved in training and other activities of the youth. (IANS)

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