The Gujarat trip of the members of the standing committee of Assembly on commerce and industries was cancelled today at the last minute.
Only yesterday Rajiv Banerjee,TMC MLA from Domjur in Howrah district,had said that the panel members would visit Gujarat to see industrialisation in that state and this was confirmed by chairman of the committee and former minister Paresh Adhikary. Banerjee,in fact,had said that he would like to see the Nano factory.
Today,barely five hours before they were to leave for Gujarat,Adhikary said that the trip had been cancelled. I cannot give you any reason, he added.
Banerjee,on the other hand,said,When we saw the story in the newspapers today,we were surprised. We dont want to see the Nano factory. I told the chairman that they should drop the idea or we will boycott the visit. Subsequently,he cancelled the trip.
Anisur Rehman,a member of the committee and Left leader,termed the cancellation of the trip as unfortunate. I told the TMC members that they suffer from Nano-phobia, he said.