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BJP leader upset over MLA fund utilisation
The Statesman
|November 22, 2024
Visibly upset, BJP's Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh, who is also the chief whip of the Opposition in the state Assembly, expressed frustration over his inability to utilise the Bidhayak Fund (MLA fund) for local area development.
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He criticised the local administration as well as the state government for the situation.
Demanding the intervention of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Mr Ghosh threatened to launch a protest, including staging dharnas in front of the Assembly and even at Nabanna.
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