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Mamata Banerjee has given special scholarships to only Muslim students.

The document published on the Trinamool Congress website disproves the statement.

The document published on the Trinamool Congress website disproves the statement.On 15 June 2019, the OpIndia news article states that universities for minorities have been established during the reign of Mamatha Banerjee as the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Hostels, special scholarships, quotas for education and jobs are provided for minorities. Free bicycles, free rail pass to Muslim females and free laptops to Muslim men.

As per the latest news release by All India Trinamool Congress, on 25 June 2019, a scheme called Aikyashree was introduced for meritorious but economically backward students (both boys and girls) belonging to minority communities (including Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Muslims, Sikhs and Parsis). This is not an exclusive scholarship meant only for Muslims.

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