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Left Front to launch movement against price rise

Biman Bose

KOLKATA: The United Progressive Alliance government appears to be more occupied with operationalising the India-United States nuclear deal, than making serious efforts to check price rise, Chairman of the Left Front Committee in West Bengal, Biman Bose, said here on Tuesday.

The Left Front will launch an 11-day State-wide protest movement from September 20, he said. “Let the discussion on the nuclear deal between the UPA and the Left parties continue but urgent steps need to be taken by the Centre to check price rise,” Mr. Bose said at the end of a meeting of the Left Front leaders.

It was the responsibility of the Centre to ensure that items such as wheat, onion and oil were available in retail stores, Mr. Bose said.

Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee submitted a report on the steps being taken by his government in the drive for industrialisation while keeping in mind the Left Front’s priorities.

Any differences within the Left Front constituents would be resolved through talks. “We are for strengthening unity among the partners,” Mr. Bose said.

The Chief Minister pointed out that the proposals for the setting up of six steel plants in the State were under way. An investment of Rs. 76,000 crore would be required for these projects. Major thrust was also being given to the development of the information technology sector. For this, additional land was being identified. Foreign agencies, including one in Germany, were interested in setting up heavy manufacturing industries in the State, Mr. Bose said.

The Left Front supported the selection of Nayachar Island near Haldia in Purbo Medinipur district as the site for a proposed chemical hub.

An earlier move to set up the hub at Nandigram was called off by the government in the face of months of protests by a section of the local people there, backed by the Trinamool Congress.

“The Left Front has asked the government to take appropriate steps for setting up the hub after the various aspects related to the project have been looked into,” Mr. Bose said.

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