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Mamata Banerjee highlights lacunae in Singur land | Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has highlighted lacunae in the West Bengal Government’s offer of the Singur land to the railways for a proposed coach factory. Addressing the media here, Banerjee pointed out the state government
cannot solicit proposals for the land when the land was actually owned by the
Tatas. She also said that Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya had handed over
the land to Tata Motors under contract and it was upto the latter to solicit proposals
for the land if needed. “The government can call for a visit only if it owns the
land. I will visit only if I have the right. There is a government-to-government
system. Now the possession is with them (Tata),” she said. Throwing the Singur
ball back into the state government’s court Banerjee said the Chief Minister had
himself told the state Assembly that Tata Motors have leased the land so now the
government cannot try to sell or seek proposals for projects on the same land.
“They have to call for a visit. Then my government people can go. Here someone
else (state government) is trying to sell land on behalf of some other owner,”
Banerjee added. She also demanded make the ownership issue clear and then procedure
on government to government basis should be initiated before her ministry would
consider making a proposal for the Singur land. “First let me know if the land
is yours. You have handed it over under contract to another party. Even in the
Assembly you have said that as far as I know. Its not going to be easy,” Banerjee
said. It may be recalled here that after Tata Motors moved its project out of
Singur, Banerjee had declared at several public meetings in Singur, as well as
outside it, that the Railways would be willing to set up a coach factory on the
land, if the government handed over the land. From her statement today, its obvious
that the minister, caught in her own trap, is now trying to mire the matter in
nitty gritties. The State Government and Ratan Tata have already publicly made
a statement earlier that if another worthwhile project came up for Singur, Tata
Motors would be willing to hand over the Singur land against proper compensation. |
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