Assocham to urge Mamata to support FDI in
retail
Thursday October 11, 2012 06:11:13 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata: Industry
lobby Assocham will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee, a staunch opponent of foreign direct (FDI) investment in
multi-brand retail, and urge her to support the centre's reform
initiative.
"The economic policies have been politicised. We are mixing up
political and economic issues," Assocham secretary general D.S.
Rawat told reporters Thursday.
"We will appeal to her to support it."
Last month, Banerjee's Trinamool Congress withdrew from the
Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on the issue.
Accusing the central government of "ruining and selling the
country" through its economic reforms, Banerjee said she would not
allow FDI in retail in her state.
Rawat Thursday said he would meet the state's chief secretary
later in the day and seek an appointment with the chief minister.
"We have already urged her to allot us time. Today, I will meet
the chief secretary and request him for an appointment with
Banerjee," Rawat said on the sidelines of a seminar on "Indian
Coal Story- Current Challenges and Future Outlook", co-organised
by the Financial Journalists Club (FJC) here.
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