AITC, INC hindering growth of WB: Manab

Kolkata, Sep 13 (UNI) West Bengal Tourism Minister Manab Mukherjee today came down heavily on the Trinamool Congress and Congress for "hindering" growth in the state.

Addressing a rally organised by Democratic Youth Federation of India, Mr Mukherjee said, ''The AITC and the INC alliance for fighting the September 16 bypolls will not have lasting impact in the state.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi and AITC chairperson Mamata Banerjee have raised their voice for the farmers and opposed land distribution to industrial houses in the state. But Mr Dasmunshi did not oppose such moves in Karnataka, Hyderabad and Punjab,'' he added.

Speaking about the Malegaon incident, Mr Mukherjee said, ''We have appealed to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to arrest the culprits responsible for the Malegaon bomb blast where 53 people killed and many injured.'' DYFI state secretary Asitava Ganguly said, ''The federation has welcomed the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the state if they accept three conditions including industrial infrastructure, employment generation and development of the state.'' State Housing Minister Gautam Dev also spoke at the rally.

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