Kolkata, Feb. 6 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) State Secretary, Md Salim has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court on the West Bengal government to clear a 25% dearness allowance (DA) for state workers, teachers, and police officers. He called it a "rightful entitlement" that the state government, under Mamata Banerjee, had previously challenged in court.

The CPI (M) State Secretary said, "This is a rightful entitlement of the workers, teachers, and police officers. Just 2 days ago, the Kerala government announced the Dearness Allowance. Mamata Banerjee even went to court to argue that the DA is not a right. But the High Court ruled against it. Yet, Mamata Banerjee did not accept the court's decision. Today, afte...