Forward Bloc warns of bloodshed over Reliance's entry
The Forward Bloc, a senior partner in West Bengal's ruling Left Front, warns there would be bloodshed if Reliance entered the agricultural retail business in the state.
By PTI |
KOLKATA: The Forward Bloc, a senior partner in West Bengal's ruling Left Front, on Saturday warned there would be "bloodshed" if Reliance entered the agricultural retail business in the state.
"We will not allow the entry with the help of police of Reliance in the agri-retail business in this state. There will be bloodshed if any attempt is made (in this regard by the Left Front government)," senior Forward Bloc leader Naren Chatterjee told a rally of the party's labour body, Trade Union Co-ordination Centre here.
The threat by Chatterjee, who is the chairman of the West Bengal State Marketing Board, came days after Forward Bloc supporters ransacked a Reliance Fresh outlet here on August 18.
The Forward Bloc, which controls the state's agriculture department, has refused to issue a licence to Reliance on the ground that its retail project would harm the interests of farmers and small traders.
Reliance's agricultural retail project envisages the setting up of complete retail infrastructure, ranging from farms to retail outlets.
"We will not allow the entry with the help of police of Reliance in the agri-retail business in this state. There will be bloodshed if any attempt is made (in this regard by the Left Front government)," senior Forward Bloc leader Naren Chatterjee told a rally of the party's labour body, Trade Union Co-ordination Centre here.
The threat by Chatterjee, who is the chairman of the West Bengal State Marketing Board, came days after Forward Bloc supporters ransacked a Reliance Fresh outlet here on August 18.
The Forward Bloc, which controls the state's agriculture department, has refused to issue a licence to Reliance on the ground that its retail project would harm the interests of farmers and small traders.
Reliance's agricultural retail project envisages the setting up of complete retail infrastructure, ranging from farms to retail outlets.
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