Lucknow, June 11 -- union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has slammed the erstwhile Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of West Bengal and said that it was full of corruption which led to poverty and discrimination.

"The present condition in West Bengal showcases how cruel was the past government due to which people there are frustrated and protesting against the TMC leaders," he told media persons here on Thursday.

He further said that the 15-year rule of TMC in West Bengal witnessed neither development nor was public welfare done.

He added, "Now West Bengal has got freedom and people have been freely voicing their opinions and speaking from the heart. Perhaps even Kalyan Banerjee now has the liberty to share his true th...