West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee releases her party’s election manifesto at her residence, in Kolkata on March 17. The Trinamool Congress’ election manifesto, released by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 17, revealed an intensification of Trinamool’s dole politics in the face of its toughest electoral battle until now. From providing a “minimum basic income” to 1.6 crore families to increasing the financial assistance to farmers and issuing a new credit card scheme for students, the Trinamool’s manifesto is an attempt to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) promise, if it comes to power, of ushering […]
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