Siliguri: The West Bengal Government is ready to hold a dialogue with Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on the acquisition of farm land for industries but would not accept any 'unjustified demand' by her, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said yesterday (Dec 28, 2006).

Addressing a public meeting at Baghajatin Park here, Bhattacharjee said land for industry was a must. But at the same time, the state would have to ensure that the people giving land for an adequate price for it and were duly rehabilitated.

He, however, did not not go into the details of the acquisition of land at Singur for a Tata Motors' project and said more industries would be set in the state as they were sure to generate employment.

Earlier, Bhattacharjee laid the foundation stone of a Rs one-crore CPI-M district office at Darjeeling the Anil Biswas Bhawan  on Hill Cart Road. Bhattacharjee left for Jalapaiguri in the evening to attend a party meeting there.

Meanwhile, a huge procession led by intellectuals gathered along the route used by Bhattacharjee to travel to Jalpaiguri and shouted slogans against his government's stand on the Singur issue.