London: A selfie may seem out of character for Mamata Banerjee, but in London, the West Bengal Chief Minister adapted quickly to the calling-card now standard for Indian politicians.
The 60-year-old, accompanied by a large entourage of top officials and industrialists, is in London for four days to seek foreign investment for a state that has not had a particularly productive relationship with industry.
"See the perception has changed... investments will come over a period of time," said Ms Banerjee in London.
It was Ms Banerjee's fierce opposition to the setting up of a large Nano factory that forced Tata Motors to relocate to Gujarat in 2008. Three years later, riding her popularity as a pro-farmer campaigner, she was voted to power, ending over three decades of the Left's rule of Bengal. Since taking over as Chief Minister, Ms Banjerjee has promised a smooth ride for industry, but outsourcing giant Infosys is reportedly rethinking plans to set up an IT park in Kolkata, a project that is worth several thousand crores, because the Mamata Banerjee government is not willing to give it the status of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
"This jugglery (of figures) is essential for the Trinamool in election year... they are not being able to name projects, they are not being able to name concrete industrial houses that are coming to West Bengal," said Fuad Halim of the CPM.
The 60-year-old, accompanied by a large entourage of top officials and industrialists, is in London for four days to seek foreign investment for a state that has not had a particularly productive relationship with industry.
"See the perception has changed... investments will come over a period of time," said Ms Banerjee in London.
It was Ms Banerjee's fierce opposition to the setting up of a large Nano factory that forced Tata Motors to relocate to Gujarat in 2008. Three years later, riding her popularity as a pro-farmer campaigner, she was voted to power, ending over three decades of the Left's rule of Bengal. Since taking over as Chief Minister, Ms Banjerjee has promised a smooth ride for industry, but outsourcing giant Infosys is reportedly rethinking plans to set up an IT park in Kolkata, a project that is worth several thousand crores, because the Mamata Banerjee government is not willing to give it the status of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
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"This jugglery (of figures) is essential for the Trinamool in election year... they are not being able to name projects, they are not being able to name concrete industrial houses that are coming to West Bengal," said Fuad Halim of the CPM.
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