New Delhi, May 11 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari reportedly said after the first cabinet meeting on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal won't stop the former Mamata Banerjee-led government's flagship 'Lakshmir Bhandar' scheme.

Several reports, including Patrika, NDTV and News 18, quoted Suvendu as saying, "No stop to Lakshmir Bhandar...all ongoing beneficiary schemes in Bengal won't stop."

Adhikari's comments reportedly came after he held a cabinet meeting at which six decisions were taken.

Lakshmir Bhandar was a flagship scheme launched by the Mamata Banerjee-led government in 2021, aimed at providing financial assistance to women from economically weaker sections of society.

It was ...