Prime Minister Narendra Modi must not suspend MPLAD funds as it would impact development works at the grassroots level, said TMC leader Sudip Bandopadhyay, referring to money given to lawmakers to spend in their constituencies.
Bandopadhyay spoke to the prime minister during a video-conference with floor leaders of different parties in Parliament to discuss the situation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic and the government's efforts to contain the fast-spreading virus in the country.
"I have requested the prime minister for a financial moratorium for West Bengal and to give the financial package of Rs 25,000 crore as demanded by