Kolkata, May 16 -- Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court directive to the state government to pay 25 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to the government employees within three months and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Adhikari demanded the CM's resignation after the top court held that the DA is a right of the employees.
The Supreme Court, in its interim order on Friday, directed the West Bengal government to pay 25 percent DA to state government employees.
The interim order was passed by a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta, with a timeline of three months for compliance.
The case has been listed for further heari...