“In an expenditure of `10,000 crore, the distribution of 60:40 Centre-State spending would be `6,000 crore and `4,000 crore. So, the state share has gone up by 430%,” said Moitra.Quoting Gandhi, she said, “By Ram Rajya I do not mean Hindu Raj, I mean divine Raj, the kingdom of God. Ram Rajya ensures equal rights for all, prince and pauper alike. It is the sovereignty of the people based on moral authority.”The MP added, “By changing the name and repealing the act you have destroyed Gandhi ji’s idea of Ram Rajya both in letter and in spirit.” She pointed out that before the suspension of fund releases in 2022, Bengal was among the top performers of MGNREGA nationwide.“Approximately 2.6 crore job card holders across 1.4 crore rural households were in Bengal. Since March 2022, the government has not released one single paisa to West Bengal. As of today the Centre has outstanding MGNREGA dues of `52,000 crore,” Moitra said. “When we went to meet the minister we were dragged out by the police,” the Trinamool MP said.
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