Siliguri, Jan. 22 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Shankar Ghosh on Thursday accused the West Bengal government of harassing opposition representatives and held a one-day hunger strike over obstruction in utilising the Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development (MLALAD) funds.

While speaking to ANI from the strike, Ghosh stated that neither Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee nor any state government officials cooperated in the utilisation of MLALAD funds.

"... The opposition representatives are being harassed by the state government... As with many other MLAs, I am being obstructed from using my MLALAD (the Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme)... I submitted a deputation to our chief minister within th...