WB govt to set up new industries at Singur: Buddhadev

The West Bengal government will soon announce plans to set up new industries at Singur after the exit of the Tata Motors from there and has several proposals in hand, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said.

"We have several proposals in hand. We will announce these in a few days. Land was acquired at Singur for industrialisation and we will set up industries there and nothing else," he said in an interview to CPI(M) daily 'Ganashakti' published today.

Claiming the exit of the Tatas from Singur would not impact the investment scenario in the state, Bhattacharjee pointed out that none of the Indian and foreign investors had gone back on their plans for West Bengal.

"The Singur episode is an isolated one arising out of the destructive movement of Trinamool Congress... And none of the Indian and foreign investors has left because of the post-Singur situation," the chief minister said.

Bhattacharjee said: "People will not forgive opposition parties if they continue to pursue policies, which harm the state's interests. Industrialists have identified these parties, which have tarnished West Bengal's image... But I feel that this will not last long."

Claiming that investment in West Bengal had gone up in the last three years, Bhattacharjee said, "I hope this trend will be maintained in the near future."

There were investment queries from China, Japan, the US, Germany, besides fresh investments were coming from companies like Reliance, Birla and even the Tatas, he said.