Won't Acquire Land By Force For 2nd Airport In Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee
NDTV
Mamata Banerjee's remark comes after Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia claimed the Centre plans to build a second airport in Kolkata, but the Bengal government was yet to provide land for it.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday contended that her government would never acquire land by force as she hit out at Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who said that the plan to build a second airport in Kolkata was hanging fire for want of a plot.
Mr Scindia, during a press meet in Kolkata on Sunday, said the Centre has plans to build a second airport in Kolkata, but the Mamata Banerjee government was yet to provide land for it.
Ms Banerjee, in reply, said, "They need 1,000 acres for another airport in Kolkata. Should I bulldoze existing houses? Shall I evict people residing in those houses? Is it possible? We can't just forcibly evict people."
“The minister should not politicise such matters. I will not allow another Singur and Nandigram (evictions) to take place," she told reporters.
