The opposition's hue and cry over Singur and Nandigram would not adversely affect investment prospects in West Bengal, state Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on Saturday.
Addressing a press meet after inaugurating a flyover, Bhattacharjee said despite criticism of his government by the opposition, investors believed that a positive environment had been created in West Bengal and the state was receiving investment offers and queries on a regular basis.
He urged the opposition not to oppose projects meant for the development of the state and for creation of employment for the jobless.
Speaking about closed tea gardens in North Bengal, he said the government was trying to reopen two in the hills and 14 in the Dooars.
The government was providing relief to workers of closed gardens through different schemes and would continue to do so till they reopened.
Speaking about the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, he said he expected the bill relating to conferring the Sixth Schedule status to the Darjeeling hills to be passed during Parliament's Monsoon Session.
He said that the Sino-Indo trade through the Nathula pass in Sikkim was not benefitting the people of West Bengal and he would convey this to the Centre.
He also laid the foundation stone of a Rs 11.26 crore (Rs 1.12 million) food park in Siliguri.