of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Addressing a press conference at the State Secretariat, Naban, he said that under the ration distribution scheme, the state owes about Rs 7000 crore to the central government, hence the state government will not promote the central government through ration distribution. The Chief Minister said that the state government will not accept the Prime Minister’s campaign of using the ration system by withholding state money before the Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Minister said that it is not possible to follow the instructions of the Centre. Also, the Chief Minister rejected the allegations against Bengal regarding ‘Pradhanmantri Anna Yojana’. He said that the state provides ration to the common people with its own money. It does not depend on the money of the Centre. The state has made complete preparations regarding this.
