At a gathering called “Bijaya Sammilani,” to which notable figures and Durga Puja committees from the eight districts in the state’s northern region were invited, Mamata Banerjee was speaking.
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, stated that it was the CPM that drove the Tatas out, not her Trinamool Congress, which had replaced the Left government in 2011 as a result of the anti-land acquisition agitation at Singur in the Hooghly district.
“I restored the land to the owners against their choice after they took it by force,” said Banerjee.
Speaking at “Bijaya Sammilani,” where notable figures and Durga Puja committees from the eight districts in the state’s northern region were invited, Mamata Banerjee said she wanted to build factories and hotels to give Bengal’s youth employment opportunities and turn the region into a popular tourist destination worldwide.
“Some people are making up stories about me ejecting Tatas. Tata is now offering positions.
The CPM did it. They had used force to seize the land. We returned the land.No industrialist is subject to discrimination on our part “The chief minister of Bengal stated.
Mamata further added, “There is ample land available. Why use force to seize land? We’ve worked on a lot of projects.
Nowhere have we ever used force to seize land. Everyone should invest in Bengal, given the number of industrialists we have here.
generating work in Bengal.”
Sujan Chakraborty, a member of the CPM central committee, immediately retaliated against Banerjee.
“Mamata Banerjee is unwilling to hear you out. It’s unpleasant. Due to the closure of the Durgapur Expressway, Tata was unable to construct a factory in Singur “ABP Bangla cited Chakraborty as stating.
Tata Motors had announced the opening of the Nano facility at Singur in 2006, just after the seventh Left Front government with Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as the chief minister took office in West Bengal.
However, Trinamool Congress, led by Banerjee, launched a significant campaign against the project, alleging that the state government had forcedfully acquired land for the project.
Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, eventually announced leaving Singur in October 2008.
Sanand in Gujarat was chosen as the new location for the Nano plant.