"It is a matter of shame that jobs were sold for lakhs of rupees. This cut-money culture and corruption must end in West Bengal. The TMC can never stop it, only the BJP can," said the home minister.
At a rally in Karandighi at Uttar Dinajpur, Shah said ₹1015 lakh were paid for each job.
"Not less than 51 crore were recovered from (former Bengal minister) Partha Chatterjee's home. Mamata Banerjee came to power on the slogan of Maa, Maati, Manush. In Sand-
eshkhali, Maa was tortured, Maati was given to Bangladeshi infiltrators and Manush have been suffering due to corruption," said Shah.
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