” Singh had earlier raised the matter in Parliament, and even met Goyal. I completely endorse what CM Banerjee has said on the issue, I hope they (Trinamool Congress) are more aggressive on this. How can I sit back and watch as 14 jute mills have been closed? Around 3 crore people will be impacted by this draconian decision. Singh said: “I was born in a jute mill, I worked in a jute mill, these people have trusted me and voted for me for years. ” He is also the Bengal BJP vice-president. Singh said: “People vote on issues, not for me or my party. Earlier, CM Mamata Banerjee had flagged this issue to the Centre, and exactly a day before Singh’s letter, on April 18, a senior Trinamool MP had written to Goyal on it. Singh sent a strongly worded letter to Union textile minister Piyush Goyal on April 19 seeking his response within a week and said the action’s economic gains were outweighed by the political losses. Singh said he would “strongly protest” till the Centre revoked the Rs 6,500 per quintal price cap on jute and equated it with “hitting one’s own foot with an axe”. KOLKATA: In a politically fraught move, BJP’s Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh has backed Trinamool Congress against the Centre on the jute price cap and its bearing on 45 lakh jute industry workers in Bengal.
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