West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the state government wants the Tata group to return to Singur in Hooghly district. He called it not only an economic necessity, but also said that it would send a strong message that Bengal is ready for investment again.

The Bengal BJP chief said in an interview to PTI that the Tata Group’s return to Singur after the Nano project moved out of the state almost two decades ago sent a wrong message to investors and now there is a need to erase it. He said, ‘We want the Tata group to come back and that too in Singur.’

Tata Group should return to Bengal in any form: Bhattacharya

West Bengal, once the industrial center of India, has been continuously lagging behind in the last several decades. Referring to the controversy that arose after Tata’s withdrawal of the Nano project from Singur in 2008 and the anti-land acquisition movement led by Mamata Banerjee, Bhattacharya said that the removal of the Tata Motors plant had become a symbol of Bengal’s anti-industrial image. When asked whether Tata’s return to Singur could be considered ‘atonement’ for the mistakes of the previous government, he said the departure of Tata Motors has caused long-term damage to the investment climate of the state.

He said, ‘We want the Tata group to return to Singur or Bengal in some form, be it the automobile sector or any other sector. They are one of the oldest, respected and trusted industrial groups in the country.

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Mamata Banerjee came to power by opposing the Nano Project

The movement against Tata Motors had helped bring Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to power and end 34 years of Left Front rule. On the other hand, it also became a symbol of Bengal’s industrial decline in the eyes of many investors. In 2008, there was a big shock in the corporate world due to the departure of the Nano project and the subsequent demolition of the almost finished factory. This created a lasting perception of policy uncertainty and opposition to large industrial investments in the state.

Nearly two decades later, the BJP wants to transform the same place from a symbol of migration to a symbol of the return of industries. Bhattacharya said that industrial renaissance is not possible in Bengal without fundamental changes in land acquisition policies. He said, ‘We did not have any comprehensive land policy. Mamata Banerjee had announced that the government will not acquire even an inch of land for industries and companies will have to purchase the land directly. Under such an impractical and flawed policy, industrialists cannot go door-to-door and buy land.

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