Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that he knew 'every detail' about West Bengal and its people would not be deprived by the Centre.
Senior Congress leader Manas Bhuniya who was in a WBPCC delegation which met Singh said, "The Prime Minister told us that he knows every detail of Bengal. He also told us that all possible help will be given by the Centre to West Bengal. We will not deprive West Bengal and the people of West Bengal."
WBPCC president Pradip Bhattacharjee told reporters "PM told us that Centre would provide all assistance. We cannot allow the state to go into a bad condition."
He said that delegation submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister complaining about the alleged collapse of law and order in the state and that proper utilisation of central funds was not being made.
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