Kolkata, Dec. 2 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday unfurled a sweeping, data-laden account of 14 years of her governance, accusing the union government of stalling funds across crucial sectors - from rural housing to drinking water - while West Bengal continued building "from its own pocket."Her address, part report card and part rebuke, painted a state pressing ahead despite fiscal headwinds.
Banerjee began with rural housing and infrastructure, asserting that 67.69 lakh houses have already been provided under the rural housing and shelter schemes.
"We completed the entire Pathashree road programme with state funds," she said, noting that the state has spent Rs 19,400 crore on it since the Centre allegedly stopped giving its sh...