US EditionBudget 2026: Mamata Banerjee Says 'Nothing for the Common Man, Bengal' Says Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee claims the Centre withheld over Rs 2 lakh crore from West Bengal despite collecting large taxes, alleging political motives and credit theft for state projects.
- On February 01, 2026, Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, accused the Centre of misleading the country, alleging 'not a single paisa given to Bengal' and said the state is owed over Rs 2 lakh crore.
- With polls in March-April, TMC leaders said the BJP preferred not to spend money in Bengal, alleging a political motive.
- Citing specific projects, Banerjee highlighted the Jangalmahal Jangal Sundari project in Purulia with Rs 72,000 crore planned investments and noted West Bengal received nothing while NIMHANS exists in Bengaluru and new centres were announced for Jharkhand and Assam.
- Left leaders warned subsidy cuts in fertiliser, food and petroleum hit workers and peasants, while opposition parties called the Budget 'anti-poor' and 'detached' on Sunday.
- Sitharaman defended the Budget as reform-oriented and announced the Income Tax Act, 2025 will come into force from April 1, 2026, introducing a single 'tax year' and easier TDS refunds.
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Govt sees people of Bengal as Bangladeshis: TMC on Union Budget 2026
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday, February 1, accused the Centre of branding people of West Bengal as “Bangladeshis” and lambasted the finance minister for not mentioning the state in her Budget speech. Asked about the Budget, Banerjee said it has no solutions for any community, and called it a “faceless, baseless and visionless Budget”. “The Budget speech was 85 minutes long — 5,100 seconds — …
Budget 2026 'garbage of lies, not a single paisa for Bengal,' says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the Centre over Union Budget 2026, accusing the government of misleading the country and depriving Bengal of its rightful share of funds. Dismissing claims made about new economic corridors, Banerjee said the Centre was indulging in “blatant lies” and using “jugglery of words” instead of delivering real benefits to people. Reacting sharply to Budget announcements, Banerjee …
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