Cooch Behar, Dec. 9 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday hit out at the Centre, asserting that her government "does not need any assistance" and "will continue to run all welfare schemes independently".

She also reiterated her strong opposition to the NRC and CAA, declaring that "Bengal would never allow detention camps".

Addressing a public meeting, Banerjee said, "We do not need any help from the Centre; we are running all schemes ourselves. The day before yesterday, they (the Centre) served a notice asking us to submit the quarterly labour budget by December 6. But I want to say that your notice has no value. Bengal will run the 100 days' work programme on its own."

The Chief Minister further pledged to defend de...