CPI(M) leader Biman Basu retracts after holding Jyoti Basu responsible for LF government’s industrial policy

Kolkata Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI[M]) leader Biman Basu on Friday (November 6, 2026) retracted his remarks, holding the veteran party leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu responsible for any issues with the industrial policy of the State during the regime of Left Front. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/ “The Left Front government’s industrial policy was adopted and announced under the leadership of Comrade Jyoti Basu.

If there were any problems with that industrial policy, it was Jyoti Basu’s fault. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was given the responsibility to implement that industrial policy,” Mr.

Sau said on Thursday (November 6, 2026). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal on Thursday (November 5, 2026) came up with an investment promotion policy offering incentives to new industries that will be set up in the State.