Bengal Conclave: Mamata again slams Centre for weak business environment

While the Centre has been claiming that India's ranking in ease of doing business has been improving, Banerjee has been claiming otherwise

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the central government on Thursday by referring to the prevalent state of business environment in the country.

“Everybody is scared. How will you run the business. You have to pay so many taxes -- income tax, Customs tax, CBI tax,” she said while promoting the Bengal Business Conclave in Digha. She quickly corrected herself, however, saying, “Sorry, CBI is an agency.”

She claimed industrialists in her state were immune to any interference from agencies and can have complete peace of mind. “In Bengal, I think nobody will say they are having any problem.