Bengal needs to focus on medium and small scale industries

Days after reportedly quitting as adviser over alleged difference with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy today said the state needs to focus on medium and small scale industries industries due to paucity of land for heavy industries.
"In the context of less availability of land for industries (heavy industries), the government's intention is to focus on development of medium and small scale industries and enterprises," Roy said at a seminar of a chamber of commerce here.
Few days ago Roy had reportedly quit as adviser to the state government's commerce, industries and IT department, over alleged difference with Banerjee over land and industrial policy of the state.

He had last month stated that the possibility of setting up large industries in the state was 'very bleak' and the future of West Bengal depended on small and medium-scale industries.
Roy's comment was interpreted in political circles as criticism of Banerjee's land policy, which advocated that the state government would have no role to play in acquisition of land for industries.
It had drawn sharp reaction from state Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee who said the problem was not land but lack of infrastructure.
Earlier, Roy had openly slammed the TMC's student wing for allegedly attacking teachers and principals of schools and colleges.