In an apparent dig at the BJP-led central government, West Bengalౠ Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the common people are fooled by promises like creation of separate states and various welfare schemes ahead of elections, but those never materialise later.
Banerjee, without taking the name of the saffron party, also said people have been suffering due to the “daily price rise” of ಞessential commodities.
"Today, a💎ve you seen how much gas prices have been hiked? Where is the ‘Ujjawala’ scheme? It has vanished in thin air. Again when the elec꧟tions will be around, they will promise you to create a separate state, another 'Ujjawala' scheme or purchase of tea gardens.
“They talk big before the elections. And look what is ha⛦ppening now, the present state of the country and how price rise is af♉fecting the common people," Banerjee said at a mass marriage programme here.
The chief minister also criticised the Union government for not releasing funds for welfare schemes and “ܫstopping” supply of wheat to states.
