04-06-2005, 11:22 AM
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Pioneer News Service / Kolkata
The Left Government has reacted sportingly to Indian IT czar Azim Premzi's criticism of the Left's most outstanding gift to Bengal: bandhs.
In an apparent bid to play down the vehement views of the Wipro chief on the recurrent politically sponsored closures in the State, IT Minister Manab Mukherjee said, <b>"The Government has already been working towards minimising the effects of bandh in the State, particularly in the IT sector."</b>
Earlier at a FICCI meeting, the Wipro chairman lambasted bandh organisers, saying this would not help the abiding wish to bring the State to the economic forefront.
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<b>If Bengal really wants to register its name as an IT superpower it will have to do away with its culture of bandhs</b>, Mr Premji said, adding, however, for the time being he was concentrating more on investment than on bandhs "as the State Government has showed a progressive attitude in the last few years."
Mr Premji also asked the State Government to focus more on infrastructure which he thought should go along side the introduction of some more international flights to the city.
In agreement with Mr Premji's statement that <b>"bandhs hardly build a good brand for Bengal",</b> Mr Mukherjee said bandhs definitely affect the image of Bengal:<b> "We are trying to tell all political parties not to call bandhs to prove a point." </b>
Coming down heavily on the promoters of bandh, Mr Premji said: "There have been six bandhs in Bengal since Wipro came here. Though bandhs did not affect us, our customers really got concerned each time a bandh was called. Curtailment of bandhs will really help the IT scenario look better than it does now
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Pioneer News Service / Kolkata
The Left Government has reacted sportingly to Indian IT czar Azim Premzi's criticism of the Left's most outstanding gift to Bengal: bandhs.
In an apparent bid to play down the vehement views of the Wipro chief on the recurrent politically sponsored closures in the State, IT Minister Manab Mukherjee said, <b>"The Government has already been working towards minimising the effects of bandh in the State, particularly in the IT sector."</b>
Earlier at a FICCI meeting, the Wipro chairman lambasted bandh organisers, saying this would not help the abiding wish to bring the State to the economic forefront.
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<b>If Bengal really wants to register its name as an IT superpower it will have to do away with its culture of bandhs</b>, Mr Premji said, adding, however, for the time being he was concentrating more on investment than on bandhs "as the State Government has showed a progressive attitude in the last few years."
Mr Premji also asked the State Government to focus more on infrastructure which he thought should go along side the introduction of some more international flights to the city.
In agreement with Mr Premji's statement that <b>"bandhs hardly build a good brand for Bengal",</b> Mr Mukherjee said bandhs definitely affect the image of Bengal:<b> "We are trying to tell all political parties not to call bandhs to prove a point." </b>
Coming down heavily on the promoters of bandh, Mr Premji said: "There have been six bandhs in Bengal since Wipro came here. Though bandhs did not affect us, our customers really got concerned each time a bandh was called. Curtailment of bandhs will really help the IT scenario look better than it does now
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