Comments
Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday handed over land parchas (land deeds) and compensation cheques to farmers in Singur.
Around 9,117 land deeds were handed over. Around 800 compensation cheques - to unwilling farmers - were handed over by the Chief Minister and her Cabinet colleagues.
"In the first lot 9,117 parchas were given. All land will be returned in cultivable form within eight weeks," Banerjee said during her visit to Singur.
The Supreme Court quashed the West Bengal government's 2006 order for land acquisition of 997 acres in Singur to set up a small car unit for Tata Motors.
Land offer
Banerjee also offered 1,000 acres of land to Tatas and other auto majors in Goaltore in West Midnapore for setting up an auto industry.
"Im offering you (referring to the Tatas) 1,000 acres from my land bank (the state government). Come set up an auto manufacturing unit. It can be for the Tatas or for BMW or any auto major," she said.
Industry and agriculture should be complimentary and not competitive, Banerjee said.
Comments
COMMENT NOW
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.