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  • ‘PM conducting ‘Mann ki Baat’ 100th episode while depriving Bengal of MGNREGA funds’

    By PTI

    KARANDIGHI: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio broadcast and said while its 100th episode was heralded with great fanfare, the poor masses of Bengal were deprived of Central funds under the 100-day MGNREGA scheme.

    In the 100th episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’, Modi on Sunday said the broadcast filled the “emptiness” he felt after coming to Delhi in 2014 and described it as an expression of the feelings of crores of Indians which has ensured he is never cut-off from people.

    “On the one hand, the prime minister is busy conducting the 100th episode of the Mann ki Baat programme, and the Centre, out of vendetta, has stopped the funds due to Bengal.

    “They are depriving the poor people of West Bengal by denying MGNREGA funds to Bengal. It (BJP) is trying to punish the state’s people for their defeat in the last assembly poll in 2021. It is yet to accept the defeat,” he said while addressing a rally in Uttar Dinajpur district.

    Banerjee, the TMC national general secretary, while addressing a rally as part of the ‘Trinamool-eh Nabajowar’ (new wave in Trinamool) mass outreach campaign, criticised the BJP MPs from West Bengal for being party to the conspiracy in withholding the dues of the state.

    “People are failing to get roti and bhaat (rice) while the PM is conducting the Mann ki Baat programme. West Bengal is the only state where funds have been stopped. Lakhs of poor people across the state are affected due to non-payment of dues by the Centre. The MPs and MLAs of BJP from the state are also part of this conspiracy to withhold funds,” he said.

    Banerjee’s remark drew sharp reactions from the BJP, which dubbed the allegations as baseless.

    “The BJP has no role in stopping funds. The TMC has a habit of levelling baseless allegations. The people of the state disagree with such canards spread by the TMC,” BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said.

    KARANDIGHI: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio broadcast and said while its 100th episode was heralded with great fanfare, the poor masses of Bengal were deprived of Central funds under the 100-day MGNREGA scheme.

    In the 100th episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’, Modi on Sunday said the broadcast filled the “emptiness” he felt after coming to Delhi in 2014 and described it as an expression of the feelings of crores of Indians which has ensured he is never cut-off from people.

    “On the one hand, the prime minister is busy conducting the 100th episode of the Mann ki Baat programme, and the Centre, out of vendetta, has stopped the funds due to Bengal.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “They are depriving the poor people of West Bengal by denying MGNREGA funds to Bengal. It (BJP) is trying to punish the state’s people for their defeat in the last assembly poll in 2021. It is yet to accept the defeat,” he said while addressing a rally in Uttar Dinajpur district.

    Banerjee, the TMC national general secretary, while addressing a rally as part of the ‘Trinamool-eh Nabajowar’ (new wave in Trinamool) mass outreach campaign, criticised the BJP MPs from West Bengal for being party to the conspiracy in withholding the dues of the state.

    “People are failing to get roti and bhaat (rice) while the PM is conducting the Mann ki Baat programme. West Bengal is the only state where funds have been stopped. Lakhs of poor people across the state are affected due to non-payment of dues by the Centre. The MPs and MLAs of BJP from the state are also part of this conspiracy to withhold funds,” he said.

    Banerjee’s remark drew sharp reactions from the BJP, which dubbed the allegations as baseless.

    “The BJP has no role in stopping funds. The TMC has a habit of levelling baseless allegations. The people of the state disagree with such canards spread by the TMC,” BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said.

  • Delhi police detain pro-NREGA protesters; stop Jean Dreze, others from conducting programme

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The ongoing protests against the “attack” on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 by the Centre was disrupted by the police.

    Social scientist and activist, Jean Dreze, Richa Singh of Sangtin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and other activists were stopped by the police from conducting a programme outside the Delhi University’s Arts Faculty. 

    Delhi police abruptly stopped Jean Dreze, Richa Singh, Com. Somnath and students at Delhi University while conducting a program at DU Arts Faculty on the ongoing attack on NREGA by the central government. pic.twitter.com/7z84lHznT7
    — NREGA Sangharsh (@NREGA_Sangharsh) March 24, 2023
    On March 24, the ongoing protests entered 29th day. The NREGA workers from different states have been reportedly protesting in Delhi against mandatory online attendance and Aadhaar-based payment.

    A senior police officer said the university had approached the police over apprehensions that peace and tranquillity could be disturbed. He said the students and activists were later removed from the spot.

    An activist associated with NREGA Sangarah Morcha said several students were picked up during the peaceful gathering.

    “Many Delhi University (DU) students as well as an American student were detained and taken to the Maurice Nagar Cyber cell station for simply holding a discussion on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), 2005 and the right to work. Several other activists were also detained when they went to the police station to support those who were detained,” Raj Shekhar said.

    Taking to Twitter, the NREGA Sangarsh Morcha shared a series of tweets about the incident. In the video, police personnel were seen gathered around the students who were assembled to conduct the meeting.

    Few moments later, they were removed from the spot and many were taken in police vans.

    “The Delhi police is silencing the right of peaceful protestors to hold public discussions on issues crucial for the poor of the nation. Let us resist this and protest harder,” the group tweeted.

    Reacting to the incident, a senior police officer said no FIR has been registered in this regard.

    “When activists and students were trying to assemble, they were removed from the spot. Eleven people who had gathered were peacefully removed. Among these 11 people, two were women,” he said.

    “No FIR has been registered in the matter,” he added.

    (With inputs from Online Desk.)

    NEW DELHI: The ongoing protests against the “attack” on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 by the Centre was disrupted by the police.

    Social scientist and activist, Jean Dreze, Richa Singh of Sangtin Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and other activists were stopped by the police from conducting a programme outside the Delhi University’s Arts Faculty. 

    Delhi police abruptly stopped Jean Dreze, Richa Singh, Com. Somnath and students at Delhi University while conducting a program at DU Arts Faculty on the ongoing attack on NREGA by the central government. pic.twitter.com/7z84lHznT7googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
    — NREGA Sangharsh (@NREGA_Sangharsh) March 24, 2023
    On March 24, the ongoing protests entered 29th day. The NREGA workers from different states have been reportedly protesting in Delhi against mandatory online attendance and Aadhaar-based payment.

    A senior police officer said the university had approached the police over apprehensions that peace and tranquillity could be disturbed. He said the students and activists were later removed from the spot.

    An activist associated with NREGA Sangarah Morcha said several students were picked up during the peaceful gathering.

    “Many Delhi University (DU) students as well as an American student were detained and taken to the Maurice Nagar Cyber cell station for simply holding a discussion on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), 2005 and the right to work. Several other activists were also detained when they went to the police station to support those who were detained,” Raj Shekhar said.

    Taking to Twitter, the NREGA Sangarsh Morcha shared a series of tweets about the incident. In the video, police personnel were seen gathered around the students who were assembled to conduct the meeting.

    Few moments later, they were removed from the spot and many were taken in police vans.

    “The Delhi police is silencing the right of peaceful protestors to hold public discussions on issues crucial for the poor of the nation. Let us resist this and protest harder,” the group tweeted.

    Reacting to the incident, a senior police officer said no FIR has been registered in this regard.

    “When activists and students were trying to assemble, they were removed from the spot. Eleven people who had gathered were peacefully removed. Among these 11 people, two were women,” he said.

    “No FIR has been registered in the matter,” he added.

    (With inputs from Online Desk.)

  • Bemetra: Workers got work from Mahatmagandhi NREGA in lockdown: 95 percent target for financial year completed in July itself

    In the district panchayat Nawagarh of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, preparations for the financial year 2020-21 had already been made and the target of giving employment of 9 lakh 90 thousand man days for this year was estimated in the month of March in the world named Corona. The epidemic was spreading due to which our country also remained untouched and to prevent the infection of the disease, a lockdown process was implemented throughout the country till the last week of March 2020.
            Lockdown prevented the spread of corona infection while the challenge to the economy began to arise. The new financial year had started in the month of April 2020 but we were not able to operate the plan. On 20 April 2020, according to the instructions of the Government of Chhattisgarh, we started work by getting employment oriented works sanctioned in all gram panchayats of the district panchayat Nawagarh. Rural laborers are now getting employment through Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, which has led to improvement in rural economy and 95 percent of the target for the year has been achieved in July 2020 itself. Workers getting employment during lockdown period: Almost all means of employment were closed in lockdown. Through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, along with providing employment to the maximum number of families in the rural area in the development area as per their demand, they also contributed significantly in asset creation in the rural area. Under the Nawagarh development block, prioritization of various pond deepening works, new pond construction, raw drain construction, private dubri construction and beneficiary-oriented works, the work of bonding in private land of more than 1000 beneficiaries has been approved. The result of this was that along with the creation of man’s day, more and more employment benefits were provided to these families. Priority has been given to construction of private Dabri and beneficiary-oriented works of bunding in the private land of more than 1000 beneficiaries. The result of this was that along with the creation of man’s day, more and more employment benefits were provided to these families. Priority has been given to construction of private Dabri and beneficiary-oriented works. The result of this was that along with the creation of man’s day, more and more employment benefits were provided to these families.