I still find it hard to believe that Tata refused to pay the correct prices for the land and had to approach local politicians to get the land. Its amazing how Ratan Tata seems so penny wise and pound foolish. If they had paid what the market prices(whatever the owner asks is the market price, not the government decided price) none of this would have happened. Another short sighted move by a company that claims to have grandiose dreams. You cant realize huge dreams by bribing politicans as Tata has now discovered.
Re: dissent
by ramoo on Sep 04, 2008 11:28 PM Permalink
1. You are a big chamcha of Tata. 2. Tata has invested 70,000- crores in eastern India but only 140 cores in west Bengal in the last 140 years since 1868. Has Bengal starved due to that? 3. Tata has not made a difference to the adivasis of Jamshedpur. They are a exploited lot till today. 4. If TATA HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN INCENTIVES WHICH ARE UNTHINKABLE FOR OTHER STATES THEN THEY WOULD NOT HAVE COME TO BENGAL. HOW MUCH OF OUR MONEY HAS tHE WEST BENGAL GOVT GIVEN AWAY TO THE TATAS THAT WE OUGHT TO KNOW. IT SEEMS NOTHING LESS THAN A FEW THOUSAND CRORES. 4. WITH 1 CRORE INVESTMENT IN A SME AT LEAST 30 PERSONS CAN BE EMPLOYED.WITH 4000 CRORES INCENTIVE TO SMES ANOTHER 8000 CRORES INVESTMENT COULD HAVE COME. HENCE ABOUT 3,60,000 JOBS COULD HAVE BEEN CREATED. 5. THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING SUCH BONANZA TO THE TATAS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO COURT. 6. THE TATAS ARE NOT GOING TO MNF ANY CAR HERE IN SINGUR IT WILL ONLY BE A ASSEMBLY LINE OF PARTS MADE FROM OTHER LOCATIONS[PUNE] AND SOME ANCILLARIES IN SINGUR. 6. WHY SO MUCH EXTRA LAND HAS BEEN TAKEN? REAL ESTATE? 7. THE JINDALS HAVE NOT MADE A FUSS ABOUT THEIR MUCH GREATER INVESTMENT IN COMPARISON TO THE TATAS. THEIR PLANT AT SALBONI WILL DEVELOP THE SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF SALBONI,- ADIVASIS AND TRIBALS WILL BENEFIT, WHICH DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING. THE TATAS WILL NOT DEVELOP OR HAVE DEVELOPED ANY INFRASTRUCTURE AT SINGUR. IT IS THE W.B.GOVT WHO HAVE USED OUR MONEY TO GIVE FREE ACCESS TO TATAS.
Re: dissent
by SARADINDU CHAKRAVARTI on Sep 03, 2008 11:43 PM Permalink
dear ramakant, nano is unique and could be the pride of India in the world of automobile indusrty. but do u know that tata is getting the land (1000 acres) for 99 years as lease for they r paying only nothing only a mere amount of rent.
