Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the Centre of not releasing funds for the state after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget 2026-27.

Nirmala Sitharaman proposed seven high-speed rail corridors, including one between Varanasi and Siliguri, and said the government will establish new dedicated freight corridors connecting West Bengal's Dangkuni in the east to Gujarat's Surat in the west.

Mamata Banerjee accused the central government of spreading "blatant lies." She slammed the Centre over the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

She said, "They announced three corridors, we have already announced six. What they said about the three corridors is absolutely garbage (fu...