TMC issues forms for Amphan money refund

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress, sensing a groundswell of opinion against alleged corruption in Amphan relief, has started distributing printed forms to partymen allowing them to refund money “unduly credited” to their accounts. The move has worked, with many workers and supporters returning money to district magistrates.
The application format in Bengali says the applicant had erroneously applied for the Rs 20,000 house building grant and now wants to refund it.BJP leader Rahul Sinha, however, accused the government of trying to cover up an offence.
TMC has already shown the door to four panchayat pradhans over alleged irregularities in cyclone relief. It has also served a showcause notice to former party minister Shyam Mukherjee and several office-bearers in Hooghly, West Burdwan and Howrah.
Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday tweeted that 103 families had returned Rs 20 lakh in Mathurapur block in Diamond Harbour. Trinamool secretary-general Partha Chatterjee, on his part, cautioned party workers in Jhargram.