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FDI issue: US says it was discussed, Mamata says no
Tuesday May 08, 2012 12:29:55 AM,
IANS
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Kolkata: Sparking off a controversy, the US Monday
claimed that the issue of increasing US investment in West Bengal,
including in the retail sector, was touched upon by visiting US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her meeting with Chief
Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The statement came hours after Banerjee categorically told media
persons that the issue of FDI in retail did not figure in her
deliberations with Clinton.
"Touching on issues, ranging from increasing US investment in West
Bengal, including the retail sector, US-India relations, regional
affairs and strong people-to-people connections, the secretary
reaffirmed to the chief minister the US desire to work with India
and West Bengal to deepen and broaden our partnership," the
statement released by the US consulate here said.
Contradicting the US version, the West Bengal government Monday
night said Clinton had not referred to FDI in retail during her
meeting with Banerjee.
In a strongly worded communication to the US consul general in
Kolkata, Dean Thompson, state Finance Minister Amit Mitra urged
him "unequivocally and strongly that the mention of investment in
retail sector be avoided in your press statement".
Arguing that Clinton, "did not mention FDI in retail when speaking
to the chief minister", Mitra said "there was no further
discussion on this specific subject at all".
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