PM Modi asks why Mamata Banerjee didn't let Bengal farmers benefit from PM-Kisan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 18,000 crore of the next installment under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme to over 9 crore farmers. PM Modi released the funds in a virtual event on Friday in which he interacted with a host of farmers and farm workers from across states.

Hitting out at Mamata Banerjee over the Bengal government not implementing the PM-Kisan scheme in the state, PM Modi said, "All states of different political ideologies have given the PM-Kisan benefits to their farmers except for West Bengal where the government is not letting them have it over their political reasons. The farmers from Bengal have even written to the Centre asking for the benefits. Bengal government doesn't even have to spend anything to give these benefits. It pains me to see the Opposition playing political games over the farmers."