CPI(M) active on Nayachar proposal again

Despite facing resistance from the Opposition and a section within the party, the Left Front government in West Bengal is exploring ways of fast forwarding the proposal of Chemical Hub at Nayachar. The chief minister Buddhadeb Bhatatcharjee held a meeting of the core group to review the prospect of the project which was earlier put on the backburner after the ruling Left suffered a humiliating defeat in the recent general elections.

The industry minister Nirupam Sen, finance minister Asim Dasgupta and secretaries of the concerned departments were present at the meeting.

However, the land and land reforms minister Abdur Rezzak Mollah did not attend the meeting. It is learnt that Mollah had opted out of the meeting as he was opposed to the idea of pushing for the project. After the meeting, Nirupam Sen informed the media that in the meeting the issues related to the land involved in the project was discussed.

Also he said that the meeting discussed the modalities of an MoU which the state would have to enter with the Government of India for the proposed chemical hub. But Mollah, who did not attend the meeting showing some personal reasons, made it clear to Business Standard that he was strongly opposed to any such move for reviving the project.