Bengal BJP Chief Says He Wants Tata Group To Return To Singur

West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has said that the state government wants the Tata Group to return to Singur, framing it as a key part of a renewed industrialisation push and a signal that the state is once again open to large-scale investment.

Speaking in an interview with PTI, Bhattacharya said bringing the Tata Group back to the Hooghly township would help reverse the negative investor sentiment created after the Nano project was withdrawn from the state nearly two decades ago. He argued that such a move would serve as a symbolic reset for West Bengal’s industrial image.

The remarks are linked to the politically sensitive history of Singur, where protests against land acquisition for the Tata Motors small car project in 2008 led to the plant’s withdrawal. The episode became a major turning point in West Bengal politics and is widely associated with the rise of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the eventual decline of the Left Front government.

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Bhattacharya said the state’s previous policies had created long-term damage to its investment climate, alleging that inconsistent land acquisition rules and political resistance to industry discouraged companies from setting up operations. He said the government is now preparing a new land policy aimed at supporting industrial growth, though details have not yet been made public.

Comparing West Bengal’s industrial performance with other states, Bhattacharya claimed the state had lagged significantly in attracting foreign direct investment and said investor confidence had begun to recover following the BJP’s electoral victory. He also argued that West Bengal’s geographic position and connectivity give it strong potential to become a manufacturing hub if policy clarity is restored.

Reiterating the government’s stance, Bhattacharya said the objective is to build a balanced industrial strategy combining labour-intensive and capital-intensive sectors, while reversing what he described as decades of industrial stagnation. He added that the broader aim is to reposition Singur—from a symbol of industrial exit to a potential example of industrial return.

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