Under Mamata’s rule, even Bangladeshis are getting MNREGA fee in Bengal

Under the Mamata Banerjee’s rule in West Bengal, Bangladeshis throughout the border have been receiving MNREGA funds, a Hindustan Times report acknowledged. Further, no police motion is being taken towards the TMC chief who facilitated such switch of funds illegally to Bangladeshis by forging their paperwork. For the previous one 12 months, the state police haven’t acted towards one Samsul Arfin – prime accused in the complete scandal. Even whereas the District Block Officers have modified, no motion being taken towards the person caught red-handed transferring MNREGA funds to Bangladeshis reveals the extent of tacit help such schemes have from the powers within the state that be. Hindustan Times reported that at the very least Rs 7 lakh was collected by TMC for beneficiaries of rural employment schemes beneath the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MNREGA) and a part of the cash was despatched to folks in Bangladesh. Jobs have been allegedly created in numerous areas by altering the names of the identical beneficiaries, which made them holders of MNREGA-related job playing cards. Money was then withdrawn from banks and submit workplaces. ATM playing cards have been additionally used to make withdrawals.Read More: Trinamool Congress ropes in Bangladeshi actor Ferdous to marketing campaign for the social gathering within the Lok Sabha electionsPrime accused Samsul Arfin is the up-pradhan (deputy head) of the TMC-run Gurapashla gram panchayat within the Nabagram Police Station space. Samsul had, in 2019, approached the Calcutta High Court for anticipatory bail following the registry of an FIR towards him, primarily based on the grievance of former DBO. An FIR was lodged towards the accused at Nabagram PS beneath Sections 486, 406, 409, 420, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). However, the police haven’t carried out as a lot as increase a finger towards the accused, at the same time as they weirdly cite him being on the run as an affordable rationalization for his or her inaction towards him. Nabagram block Congress President Mir Badam Ali alleged, “Arfin embezzled government funds with help from some staff members. Some of the beneficiaries are even minors. The TMC leader helped Bangladeshi nationals make money out of a Central government project. Meanwhile, the district TMC spokesperson told HT, “If the up-pradhan is involved in the alleged embezzlement of government funds the administration has the right to take legal action against him. We are not going to shield him.”Read More: The Trinamool Congress is mortally petrified of CBI investigations of chit fund scamsIt could be prudent for the Central Government to right away depute central investigative businesses to West Bengal for wanting into what purportedly seems to be a person case of an enormous scheme of unlawful cash transfers to Bangladeshis. There may most likely be an enormous community of people forwarding the advantages of central authorities schemes like MNREGA to Bangladeshis each inside and outdoors the nation. India’s cash can’t be illegally given to Bangladeshis, and because the West Bengal police appear least to behave on the identical, the Modi authorities should swing into motion instantly.