TMC candidate Jyotipriya Mallick, embroiled in a ration distribution scam case, declares assets worth over Rs 1.97 crore in his election affidavit, including details of his income, properties, and investments.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has accused the TMC government in West Bengal of preventing the implementation of central welfare schemes, depriving the state's residents of benefits such as Ayushman Bharat and PM Kisan.
After his controversial prescription of social boycott of Communist Party of India (Marxist) for Trinamool Congress workers, West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick on Tuesday claimed that his statement was 'distorted', but admitted that he 'hated' the Marxists.
The home ministry also asked the state government to send details of the action taken following the attacks on the central probe agency teams, the sources said.
The TMC claimed that the victims were supporters of the party and were targeted by miscreants hired by the Bharatiya Janata Party, a charge denied by the saffron party.
The MP, wearing a blood-soaked shirt and a bandage on head, said that Verma led a police contingent which attacked a "peaceful" protest by the BJP over the capture of its party office at Shyamnagar.
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