Improve law and order in state before seeking investment BJP
Kolkata Apr 20 PTI West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for politicising Bengal Global Business Summit and asked her to improve the law and order situation in the state before seeking investments He said Banerjees statements made at the inauguration programme of the business summit and aimed at the Centre was baseless Majumdars criticism followed Banerjees comment at a gathering of industry tycoons at the inaugural day of Bengal Global Business Summit where she urged Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who was present at the occasion to ensure that industrialists are not disturbed by some agencies and to raise the issue at the next governors conference Though the chief minister did not name any central agency she made it obvious that her apparent dig was in response to recent income tax raids and Enforcement Directorate actions against a number of top firms Her comment had drawn applause from a section of the industrialists present at the business summit It is distresing to see our chief minister using the platform of the business summit to criticise the Centre and politicise the entire event It is not a platform to make such a statement and the one made by her was baseless Had the Centre harassed the industrialists they would not have invested in various parts of the country Majumdar said Hitting out at the TMC government he said Until and unless the law and order situation improves in the state investors will not feel safe to invest in Bengal The state government should create an atmosphere where everybody can invest without any fear of syndicates Taking a dig at several TMC leaders facing CBI and Enforcement Directorate probe in the state he said The chief minister is trying to find an excuse to justify the summoning of corrupt TMC leaders by the CBI Describing the situation in the state as lawless the senior BJP leader said the state government should first improve the law and order situation in Bengal Echoing Majumdar CPIM central committee member Sujan Chakraborty said Banerjees comments were aimed at justifying the failures of her government in bringing in investments into the state Everybody is well aware of the lack of industries in the state The chief ministers comment is aimed at giving an excuse in case promises made at the business summit do not materialise Also was she trying to give an excuse about her party leaders being summoned by CBI in criminal cases he asked State Congress president Adhir Chowdhury said such statements in front of business tycoons only reflected that the governor and the chief minister were not on the same page It was not a platform to make such statements he added The ruling TMC replied to the opposition criticism by saying Banerjee had dared to speak the truth There is a reign of fear across the country Even big industrialists are afraid to speak up Mamata Banerjee has dared to speak the truth There are instances where industrialists have said they are afraid to speak out on various occasions TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said PTI PNT KK KK KK
Kolkata Apr 20 PTI West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for politicising Bengal Global Business Summit and asked her to improve the law and order situation in the state before seeking investments He said Banerjees statements made at the inauguration programme of the business summit and aimed at the Centre was baseless Majumdars criticism followed Banerjees comment at a gathering of industry tycoons at the inaugural day of Bengal Global Business Summit where she urged Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who was present at the occasion to ensure that industrialists are not disturbed by some agencies and to raise the issue at the next governors conference Though the chief minister did not name any central agency she made it obvious that her apparent dig was in response to recent income tax raids and Enforcement Directorate actions against a number of top firms Her comment had drawn applause from a section of the industrialists present at the business summit It is distresing to see our chief minister using the platform of the business summit to criticise the Centre and politicise the entire event It is not a platform to make such a statement and the one made by her was baseless Had the Centre harassed the industrialists they would not have invested in various parts of the country Majumdar said Hitting out at the TMC government he said Until and unless the law and order situation improves in the state investors will not feel safe to invest in Bengal The state government should create an atmosphere where everybody can invest without any fear of syndicates Taking a dig at several TMC leaders facing CBI and Enforcement Directorate probe in the state he said The chief minister is trying to find an excuse to justify the summoning of corrupt TMC leaders by the CBI Describing the situation in the state as lawless the senior BJP leader said the state government should first improve the law and order situation in Bengal Echoing Majumdar CPIM central committee member Sujan Chakraborty said Banerjees comments were aimed at justifying the failures of her government in bringing in investments into the state Everybody is well aware of the lack of industries in the state The chief ministers comment is aimed at giving an excuse in case promises made at the business summit do not materialise Also was she trying to give an excuse about her party leaders being summoned by CBI in criminal cases he asked State Congress president Adhir Chowdhury said such statements in front of business tycoons only reflected that the governor and the chief minister were not on the same page It was not a platform to make such statements he added The ruling TMC replied to the opposition criticism by saying Banerjee had dared to speak the truth There is a reign of fear across the country Even big industrialists are afraid to speak up Mamata Banerjee has dared to speak the truth There are instances where industrialists have said they are afraid to speak out on various occasions TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said PTI PNT KK KK KK
