West Bengal BJP president writes to CM, wants chemical park at Singur
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has proposed establishing a chemical park in Singur to revitalize the region's industrial landscape. The proposal aligns with a central government scheme and aims to leverage the area's historical industrial significance despite past land acquisition controversies.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing political and economic struggle to re-industrialize Singur, a site historically significant for the failed Tata Motors project.
Seeking to restore Singur on the industrial map of West Bengal, president of State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Samik Bhattacharya has written a letter to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to set up a chemical park at Singur.
Referring to the BHAVYA Rasayan scheme, a ₹3,030 crore Central initiative to establish three dedicated Chemical Parks across the country, Mr. Bhattacharya said that it was “a rare opportunity for West Bengal to anchor a national-scale chemicals hub.”
“Some sites that merit consideration, owing to their historical and logistical compatibility with the project are Singur, Haldia, Raghunathpur, and Durgapur. Other than the aforementioned areas, I urge the government to assess and select any other site which the government deems fit for this project,” the BJP Rajya Sabha MP said.
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