Bengal govt. built more houses for poor than U.P., says Mamata
The Hindu
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her government has built more houses for the poor than Uttar Pradesh which has double the population of the State.
“I went to Uttar Pradesh and heard big advertisement that they have built 41 lakh houses for poor. I asked what is population of the State... 24 crore and in West Bengal with 10.5 or 11 crore population we have built 45 lakh houses for the poor,” Ms. Banerjee said while addressing a gathering in Kolkata.
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