Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday met Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and said the conglomerate was planning to expand its business presence and industrial footprint in Bengal.
"I urged the Aditya Birla Group to expand its business presence and industrial footprint in the state. We had a highly positive meeting. He will meet Adhikari in a day or two," Bhattacharya said.
He said the meeting came as the state government was working on a new comprehensive industrial policy aimed at attracting major businesses and conglomerates to the state.
Discussions focused on Bengal's industrial potential, new investments and expansion of existing industries. The two also discussed the state's geographical advantages, skilled workforce, ports and communication infrastructure, and its potential for production-oriented industries. Bhattacharya said the Birla group had a longstanding association with Bengal and expressed optimism about fresh investments. "The Birla group has a deep emotional attachment to the state, but the decades-old Left unionism made them leave. We are positive about new investment from them," he said.
"I had requested Kumar Mangalam Birla for today's meeting, and it turned out really positive. We are looking forward to the meeting between Birla and the CM. This is the moment of resurgence in industrialisation in the state under the BJP rule," Bhattacharya added.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.