BJP demands apology from Trinamool MP for calling Shivraj Chouhan ‘dalal’

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a “dalal (broker) for the rich” as he slammed the Union government over pending central funds for West Bengal.

The BJP immediately hit back with Minister of State



for Agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary demanding an apology from the West Bengal MP for using “derogatory” language against Chouhan.

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Banerjee alleged that central funds for West Bengal under schemes such as MGNREGA and PMAYG were pending for the past three years.