KOLKATA: Enthusiasm is at its peak at Singur, the erstwhile site for Tata Motors’ small car project Nano, in Hooghly district of West Bengal, over the Chief Minister’s likely message at a scheduled rally there later in the day.
The excitement over the rally stems from two reasons. The Chief Minister will be leaving for New Delhi immediately after her Singur rally, reportedly to garner consensus among opposition parties against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in some states and union territories, including West Bengal.
So, there is enthusiasm among Trinamool Congress workers about whether the Chief Minister will convey any political message on this matter before leaving for New Delhi.
Second, her rally at Singur is very near to the place where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally on January 18. Although it was largely expected that the Prime Minister at that rally would resurrect the memories of the exit of Tata Motors' small car project, Nano, in 2008 and also outline future investment possibilities there, he did nothing of that sort.