Kharagpur, March 30 -- BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday alleged that beneficiaries in West Bengal are being deprived of central welfare schemes, saying that the state government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is "standing in the way" of people receiving benefits under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Garib Kalyan Yojana.

"They are not getting any benefits from Narendra Modi ji's Garib Kalyan Yojana because Mamata Banerjee's government stands in the way. People will only get their rights after removing this government," Ghosh told ANI.

Launching a broader attack on the ruling All India Trinamool Congress, Ghosh alleged that several communities in the state, including minorities, Adivasis, and Kurmis, have been neglected.

"Look, the...