Kolkata, June 23 -- Targeting the erstwhile Trinamool Congress government, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday alleged large-scale financial irregularities in the organisation of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), claiming that over Rs 324 crore had been paid to the FICCI violating established norms.
Participating in the debate on the Governor's address, the chief minister opened what he described as the "file of corruption" relating to the flagship investment summit launched during the tenure of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
Adhikari alleged that serious financial improprieties had taken place in the conduct of the annual business summit, which had been projected by the previous government as a major platform for a...