Kolkata: Senior CPI(M) leader Benoy Konar rubbished Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's claim of any talks about giving back 300 acres of land from within the Tata project area to unwilling farmers.

It was nothing but a figment of imagination, Konar, CPI(M) central committee member, told reporters.

Ruling out conceding to any such demand, he said people would see through it if it was an attempt to sabotage the project.

Asked whether Banerjee's raising such demand was aimed at derailing the project, he said, "Let her try stopping the project. The people of West Bengal will not accept it".

Although the statement read out by Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi yesterday did not mention the quantum of land to be returned to unwilling farmers mentioning only about the maximum from within the small car project area, Banerjee insisted that 300 acres would be provided from within the area.
Source : PTI