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West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra hits out at Centre

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NEW DELHI: West Bengal finance and industry minister Amit Mitra has hit out at the Union government for its decision to deploy inter-ministerial central teams to map the covid-19 outbreak in the state.

The Trinamool Congress leader is the latest to take umbrage at the deployment of IMCT in the state to look into violation of lockdown norms.

In an interview to The Wire, Mitra questioned the Centre's decision to deploy IMCTs across Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri, and alleged that the Union government was overstepping in the state, despite chief minister Mamata Banerjee's willingness to cooperate. "This sets a very dangerous precedent for federalism itself.

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