Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Centre of continued deprivation of the state, claiming that despite receiving little to no support from the union government, her administration had managed to present the state budget.
Addressing a press conference after the budget presentation in the Assembly, Banerjee said the recent union Budget had virtually ignored West Bengal.
"We have prepared this budget of more than Rs 4 lakh crore despite so much deprivation. The Centre has given nothing to Bengal," she said, adding that the state's dues from the Centre now stood at around Rs 2 lakh crore.
Launching a sharp attack on the union Government, the chief minister described the central budget as "di...