"Doublespeak": BJP's Suvendu Adhikari On Trinamool's Move On PSUs

Suvendu Adhikari said the state government sold off Metro Dairy to Keventer group, and Haldia Petrochemical to Chatterjee group.

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday charged the TMC government with "doublespeak", as he claimed that the ruling dispensation in the state, which had targeted the Centre over divestment of PSUs, is now selling off profitable units. Mr Adhikari, during a press meet on Assembly premises, said the state government sold off Metro Dairy to Keventer group, and Haldia Petrochemical to Chatterjee group. "The TMC government is privatizing many profitable companies. It gave its stakes to corporate groups. "Industries minister Partha Chatterjee, however, made references to the Centre''s move to divest PSU stakes during his speech for two days in the assembly, notwithstanding the fact that state budget was the issue at hand. This exposes TMC's doublespeak," the BJP MLA, who crossed over to the BJP from the TMC ahead of assembly polls, said.