Overview
- The ruling TMC said the Union government has not released any relief to West Bengal after early October floods and landslides in North Bengal.
- TMC cited ₹1,950.80 crore the Centre approved for Maharashtra and Karnataka and noted recent SDRF and NDRF releases to other states that exclude Bengal.
- Floods around October 5 killed more than 30 people and displaced thousands in districts including Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Mirik, according to the reports.
- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the affected areas twice and has highlighted a four-year backlog of MGNREGA payments that she says is crippling rural work.
- West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya rejected the charge, alleging central funds were looted in the state and that some scheme allocations remain unutilised, with no central confirmation yet of a Bengal aid package.