Bengal govt’s circular to keep CM Mamata’s books in school libraries creates controversy

Kolkata: A circular from the West Bengal School Education Department, directing all state-run schools to keep 19 books penned by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has created a major controversy. In the circular, the Commissioner of School Education directed all District Inspectors (DIs) of schools to ensure that 515 books, including 19 penned by CM Banerjee, are kept in the libraries. BJP's Information Technology Cell chief and the party's central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, ridiculed the state government over the development and claimed that in the Trinamool Congress regime, even school children were not spared from the "scam".

"Another Day, Another TMC Scam! In Mamata Banerjee's Bengal, even schoolchildren are not spared from corruption. In a bizarre and shameful move, government schools in West Bengal are being forced to buy 19 books written by Mamata Banerjee to be eligible for a Rs 1 lakh grant. Yes, you read that right - public money, meant to improve infrastructure and education, is now being used to market the Chief Minister's vanity projects," said Malviya in a statement, which he posted on the wall of his official X handle on Tuesday morning.