“‘Money for development in areas where TMC got votes’: Bengal Minister, who earlier mocked Sandeshkhali victims, openly discriminates against people”, Opindia, June 15, 2024:
“On Friday (14th June), West Bengal Minister Udayan Guha announced that areas which did not vote substantially for the Trinamool Comgress (TMC) will not receive money for development work.
He later stated that people who voted for the TMC would get preferential treatment over those who voted for rival BJP.
Udayan Guha was heard saying, “I had sanctioned ₹4 crores for development in Mathabhanga I and ₹10 crores for Mathabhanga II. No money has been allocated for Mathabhanga City, Cooch Behar city and my own Dinhata city……”
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This is a very unfortunate stance. The TMC non-supporters better could be polarized through development work in their localities.