Kolkata/IBNS, June 24 -- In a controversial move, the education department of West Bengal has sent a list of books including the ones written by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for government and government-aided schools to select from, media reports said.

The list of 536 books has been sent to 2,026 schools.

Mamata's 19 books- Kathanjali, Maa, Manobik to name a few- have been included in the list.

The government said each school has received a financial grant of Rs. 1 lakh to buy books from the list of suggestions.

The move has stirred a row with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing the Chief Minister of "monetising school libraries" for political gains.

In 2022, Mamata had courted a row when she was awarded a special...