‘Lawlessness, Corruption at Peak in West Bengal’

KOLKATA: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday flayed the TMC government in West Bengal, alleging a severe breakdown in law and order and unprecedented levels of corruption in the state.

Thakur’s remarks come in the wake of the recent controversy surrounding the assault on three Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during a raid at the residence of a TMC leader, accused in a ration distribution scam.

“Law and order in West Bengal has collapsed under Mamata Banerjee’s rule. The TMC ensures that public money from the Centre meant for welfare is being siphoned off through its infamous cut money (commission) system.