Mamata Banerjee In Sandeshkhali Tomorrow, First Visit Since Controversy

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to visit Sandeshkhali on Monday for the first time since allegations of sexual harassment and land grabbing by local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders surfaced earlier this year.

Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat Nabanna last week, the TMC supremo said her visit to the riverine island in the Sundarbans is aimed at distributing benefits under state government schemes and addressing the concerns of locals.

“This will be a government programme,” Banerjee said. “We have completed several pending programmes under 'Lakshmir Bhandar,' 'Banglar Bari,' and other schemes. Around 20,000 beneficiaries of the area will be benefitted from various state-run schemes. I hope to hand over certificates of various schemes to around 100 people from the stage.”