Kolkata, June 22 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Monday attacked the Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government over its dearness allowance (DA) commitments, alleging that the promise of paying DA at Central government rates remains unfulfilled.

Speaking to ANI about the West Bengal budget, Roy said the government had announced parity with Central DA rates, but the gap continues to persist.

"The govt promised to pay DA (Dearness Allowance) as per the Central rate, but it has only been increased by 22%. There is still a difference of 22%. Hence, the promise was not fulfilled. Other proposals will take time to bear fruit, which won't have any immediate impact. Apart from increasing DA, no other promise was kept," he told AN...