India, March 25 -- A fresh row erupted between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday when TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee accused union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a "dalal (broker) for the rich"

Banerjee made the remarks outside the parliament while targeting the Union government over pending central funds for West Bengal.

"Shivraj Chouhan is a 'dalal' (broker) for the rich... He doesn't work for the poor, and that's why he was removed from the post of Madhya Pradesh chief minister," PTI quoted Banerjee as saying. The remarks prompted a stern response from the BJP, which demanded an apology from the MP.

The West Bengal MP alleged that central funds for the TMC-ruled state under schemes such as MGNREGA...