Govt committed to peasants' welfare, promote industry, says Didi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to remember the third anniversary of returning the land to the peasants after it was forcibly acquired by the then Left Front government for the Tata's Nano factory. She said the state government is always committed to promoting the welfare of peasants and industry in the state.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that her government is committed to the welfare of the peasants and also to promote the industry in the state.

Banerjee remembered the day, three years ago when she handed over to the peasants of Singur parchas (documents) of their land forcibly acquired by the then Left Front government for the Tata's Nano factory and described it as a "historic day".

My govt committed to the welfare of peasants & also to promote industry: Mamata

"Today marks the third anniversary of the historic day when our Govt of Bangla handed over to farmers the parchas of land forcibly acquired in Singur," Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle on Saturday morning.

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  Today marks the third anniversary of the historic day when our Govt of #Bangla handed over to farmers the parchas of land forcibly acquired in Singur. We reiterate our commitment to the welfare of farmers, alongside promoting industry. My humble pronam to Maa, Mati, Manush

  — Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 14, 2019

  
  

"We reiterate our commitment to the welfare of farmers, alongside promoting the industry. My humble pronam to Maa, Mati, Manush," she added.

The Trinamool Congress supremo, on this day in 2016, had handed over land parchas to 9,117 farmers and cheques to 806 people.

My govt committed to the welfare of peasants & also to promote industry: Mamata

Banerjee had steered the massive agitation against the land acquisition for Tata's Nano car factory in Singur in 2006.