Cut Money

No Cut Money So Mamata Banerjee Blocking Central Schemes, Taunts PM Modi

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited By Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday January 12, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of scuttling welfare schemes by the central government because there was no opportunity to swindle funds.

AAP Wants "Cut Money" From Centre's Onions: BJP's Manoj Tiwari

Delhi News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Thursday September 26, 2019

The AAP government is quoting unjustified prices for onions, said Manoj Tiwari, accusing it of wanting "cut money" by selling onions at higher price.

Trinamool Leader Accused Of Raping Woman Who Wanted "Cut Money" Returned

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday August 23, 2019

A Trinamool leader and three of his accomplices have been accused of gang-raping a woman in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district for demanding that he return "cut money" she had paid in order to be made a beneficiary in a housing scheme.

Bengal Woman Allegedly Gang-Raped By 4 For Seeking Refund Of 'Cut Money'

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 22, 2019

A woman was allegedly gang-raped by a panchayat member and three others in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district after she asked for a refund of the 'cut money' they had taken from her for getting her a house under a government scheme.

Trinamool's 'Didi Ke Bolo' Campaign Gives Party Leaders A "Tough Time"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'Didi Ke Bolo' (Tell Didi) campaign is helping the Trinamool Congress reach out to people in distress, but at the same time forcing party leaders to handle uncomfortable questions about cut money, arrogance of local leaders and syndicates.

Bengali Actor, Who Supported Mamata Banerjee, Blasts Her Over "Cut Money"

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Bengali actor and screenwriter Rudranil Ghosh, known to be close to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), has criticised the party on the 'cut-money' and also Mamata Banerjee's counter-attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 'black money'.

At Kolkata Rally, Mamata Banerjee Pits Black Money Against Cut Money

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday July 22, 2019

Mamata Banerjee on Sundaylaunched her fightback for Bengal with a mega rally in Kolkata -- her first since Trinamool's 12-seat setback for in the Lok Sabha elections and BJP's 16-seat inroad.

BJP Holds Protests In West Bengal Against Trinamool's Cut-Money Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

The BJP held statewide demonstrations in West Bengal todayin protest against TMC leaders taking "cut" money from the beneficiaries of government schemes.

BJP's Locket Chatterjee vs Trinamool In Parliament Over "Cut Money"

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 3, 2019

BJP lawmaker Locket Chatterjee's comments on "cut money" - a term used to describe bribery allegations against Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress - provoked a row in parliament today.

Trinamool Worker Accused Of Taking "Cut Money" Found Hanging From Tree

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 26, 2019

A Trinamool Congress worker, who was accused of taking cut money from beneficiaries of government schemes, was found hanging in East Burdwan district on Wednesday, police said.

"Okay To Discipline Party Workers": Mamata Banerjee On Cut Money Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 26, 2019

Making her stand clear on the cut money issue, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Wednesday asserted that there is nothing wrong if she tries to discipline her party workers, but no one has the right to malign them without evidence.

Bengal Officials Taking "Cut Money" May Now Be Jailed For Life: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 26, 2019

Elected public representatives and government officials in West Bengal who accept "cut money" from beneficiaries of welfare schemes will now be charged under a tough law that provides for life imprisonment in the event of conviction, sources in the chief minister's office said on Tuesday.

Trinamool Leader Returns Over Rs 2 Lakh "Cut Money" To 141 People

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 26, 2019

Facing protests from people for taking "cut money", a local leader of the Trinamool Congress in Birbhum district on Tuesday returned around Rs 2.25 lakh to over 100 beneficiaries of government schemes from whom he had taken it as commission and apologised to them.

"Cut Money Means Chief Minister": Opposition Leaders' Protest On "Scam"

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 24, 2019

Lawmakers of Congress and CPM Monday staged a walkout from the West Bengal assembly protesting against the ongoing "cut money scam" and demanded inquiry into the incident.

Song On Mamata Banerjee's "Cut Money" Crusade Is Viral In Bengal

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday June 23, 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has recently ramped up her attack on her Trinamool Congress party members accepting "cut money" -- a percentage illegally charged by government officials and party workers to deliver services to people.