Buddha speech target reforms, ignores Oppn

8226; Jadavpur: Kicking off his re-election campaign in Jadavpur on Thursday, CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya too reduced the Opposition to a mere footnote, choosing to focus on his reforms agenda instead.

The CPIM8217;s alliance with the Congress at the Centre was a 8216;8216;compulsion8217;8217;, he said. As for the Trinamool, he said it should be kept out for 8216;8216;introducing the BJP, and subsequently the RSS, in the state. The rest of his speech was all about reforms and progress 8212; the robust growth in agriculture, urban infrastructure, IT, Japanese and Chinese investments in Bakreswar and Sagardighi. 8212; ENS