Trinamul to deploy battery of spokespersons to counter BJP
A senior Trinamnul Congress leader said the spokespersons will not only get in touch with the media but also to give reply to the allegations made by the BJP.
A senior Trinamnul Congress leader said the spokespersons will not only get in touch with the media but also to give reply to the allegations made by the BJP.
After rejection of 40,000 loan applications of highly skilled and innovative weavers and artisans
At the meeting, the state government insisted the banks introduce a 'doorstep banking' facility for verifying the credentials for issuing the life certificate of pensioners
Amit Mitra, principal chief advisor to the chief minister and the state finance department, said, "There is no direction of financial growth in this union budget. There is nothing for the poor and middle class. The income tax structure remains unchanged. The Centre's budget is either a hoax or a lack of goodwill."
"I now return to the misplaced euphoria among your government’s spokespersons on the GDP/GVA (gross value added) growth in Quarter-1 of this financial year. I would like to point out that the growth of GVA in Quarter-1 of this year represents a shortfall to the tune of 7.79 per cent compared to Quarter 1 of 2019-20. Therefore, I would request you to restrain your spin doctors so that the reality is stated with utter objectivity,”
Mitra said that if all banks start such an initiative then it would help in employment generation that has been the main focus of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
Senior party leaders are of the opinion that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to keep the department with herself but that also depends on her winning in the election.
Mitra, who demanded for a full tax waiver on Covid-related medical supplies, said his demand for zero GST rate or a token 0.1 per cent would have enabled tax reduction to consumers as well as availability of tax credits to producers was ignored.
Mr Mitra complained that even the voice of the Group of Ministers in the council is being silenced.
Mr Mitra during the Press Conference said," in the name of Act of God huge debts are being thrust upon the states". He sees this as a well planned strategy of the Centre to ruin federalism and move towards Centralism.
