Singur model for country: V P Singh
Asked whether he had been able to convince Singh about the Singur issue, the chief minister said, "he has lauded the model because I have been able to convince him."
By PTI |
KOLKATA: Acquisition of land in Singur for Tata Motors small car project may not be to the liking of opposition parties in West Bengal, but the process followed for purchasing land has come in for praise from former Prime Minisrer V P Singh.
"I spoke to him today. He said the West Bengal model should be a model for the entire country," Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told reporters here.
In an earlier letter to Bhattacharjee, circulated to the media in Delhi on Friday, Singh had said that the land acquired for the project was highly fertile and the sole source of livelihood of the villagers.
"The villagers of Singur have informed me about the availability of barren land just a few kilometres away. It is my strong perception that the barren land available should be be given to the Tata Motors project," Singh had said.
Following the letter, Singh also reportedly spoke on telephone to the chief minister and threatened to launch an agitation if the state government did not desist from giving fertile land to the Tatas.
Asked whether he had been able to convince Singh about the Singur issue, the chief minister said, "he has lauded the model because I have been able to convince him."
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