NEW DELHI: Six months after she took over as chief minister of West Bengal heading a Trinamool Congress and Congress coalition government in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee, told the media on Wednesday that she was going to oppose FDI in retail, which is a government priority. Banerjee said in a TV interview on Wednesday that she also opposes the pension bill.
A key UPA ally, Mamata did some tough talking about her relations with Congress, that are not exactly very smooth at this juncture. Her opposition of some of the bills that the Centre may want to bring on could also spell fresh trouble for the UPA government.
Trinamool Congress is opposed to the idea of bringing in foreign equities in Indian airlines, said TC's new leader of the parliamentary party in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay, who was earlier chief whip in the Lower House.
On FDI in retail, she said, "We don't support this. We don't support pension bill as well. I have reservations and we'll express our views when it comes to us in detail. In a lifetime, an employee keeps some money for future for pension, gratuity and provident fund. That should not be destroyed."
"We have to give more support to our farmers. We are not able to give our jute farmers the price. First you have to ensure minimum support price for our farmers and then go for FDI. Though we don't have money I'm giving subsidy to jute farmers. First, you give protection to your own farmers that they don't commit suicide and then go for big things. I don't have a problem as long as my farmers are safe."
While she said, "We are a regional party. It's natural relation I don't want to comment on it," to a question on her relations with the Congress, it is on issues like a financial bail out for Bengal and on poor state of the its debt situation, the chief minister lashed out saying it is Congress which is trying to put the onus on the ally, when the fault lies with it.
On a question on a financial package for Bengal, Banerjee said, "I have not asked for 'Bengal Package'. It's the propaganda of people. We are not begging for anything from anybody. Why should I pay Rs the 15,000 crore. Where would the fund for development come? They have given the loan to the earlier government."
A key UPA ally, Mamata did some tough talking about her relations with Congress, that are not exactly very smooth at this juncture. Her opposition of some of the bills that the Centre may want to bring on could also spell fresh trouble for the UPA government.
Trinamool Congress is opposed to the idea of bringing in foreign equities in Indian airlines, said TC's new leader of the parliamentary party in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay, who was earlier chief whip in the Lower House.
On FDI in retail, she said, "We don't support this. We don't support pension bill as well. I have reservations and we'll express our views when it comes to us in detail. In a lifetime, an employee keeps some money for future for pension, gratuity and provident fund. That should not be destroyed."
"We have to give more support to our farmers. We are not able to give our jute farmers the price. First you have to ensure minimum support price for our farmers and then go for FDI. Though we don't have money I'm giving subsidy to jute farmers. First, you give protection to your own farmers that they don't commit suicide and then go for big things. I don't have a problem as long as my farmers are safe."
While she said, "We are a regional party. It's natural relation I don't want to comment on it," to a question on her relations with the Congress, it is on issues like a financial bail out for Bengal and on poor state of the its debt situation, the chief minister lashed out saying it is Congress which is trying to put the onus on the ally, when the fault lies with it.
On a question on a financial package for Bengal, Banerjee said, "I have not asked for 'Bengal Package'. It's the propaganda of people. We are not begging for anything from anybody. Why should I pay Rs the 15,000 crore. Where would the fund for development come? They have given the loan to the earlier government."
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