West Bengal: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari compared West Bengal with "blood" on Wednesday, referring to post-poll violence in the state, and claimed it is not a Bengal for business, as the Bengal global business summit seeks to highlight.

Adhikari's remark contradicts the theme of the Bengal Global Business Summit, which is "Bengal Means Business."  The sixth edition of the Bengal Global Commercial Summit (BGBS) this year aims to "showcase the world that 'Bengal Means Business' and to explore more business prospects, build partnerships, and collaborate," according to the official website of the business summit.

The Leader of the Opposition slammed Banerjee, who laid out an eight-pillar strategy for developing the state as a global business hub, saying that "syndicate raj" rules in the state, leaving little room for enterprises to thrive.

"Indigenous industries are impossible to establish in Bengal due to the country's poor land policy. Syndicate raj exists here, whether it is in the coal industry... This is Bengal for blood, and Bengal for the 'Birbhum bomb,' not for business”.

Police recovered homemade bombs in a plastic bag on a football field in Birbhum's Sikandarpur hamlet earlier this month. The rudimentary bombs were recovered at a time when the Central Bureau of Investigation is investigating the violence in Bogtui village, which resulted in the deaths of at least eight people, including two children.

Following the Birbhum violence, West Bengal police conducted raids across the state to retrieve rifles and ammunition. When questioned if he received an invitation to the Bengal global business conference, Adhikari said that the state administration is "for the family, for the family," and that the Opposition has no recognition in the state.

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