Overview

• Mamata Banerjee will arrive in New Delhi on June 9 for a two-day visit and is slated to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to demand release of nearly ₹1.70 lakh crore owed to West Bengal.
• The outstanding funds pertain to central schemes including MGNREGA, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and PMGSY, which support rural employment, housing and road development.
• West Bengal officials accuse the Centre of discriminatory withholding of allocations, while Delhi cites alleged corruption in the state’s implementation of these programmes.
• The visit coincides with the opening of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly session, highlighting the political stakes of resolving the fiscal impasse.
• Banerjee will inaugurate her party’s new Delhi office during the trip, reinforcing the Trinamool Congress’s strategic presence in the national capital.