11-12-2005, 10:19 PM
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<i>Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta visiting U.S. to woo investments
State to set up Information Commission soon
Focus on primary and higher education, health and roads </i>
Kolkata: On a day when Left protests marked the commencement of Indo-U.S. military exercises, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said the State wanted U.S. capital, knowledge and its universities but it was against its weaponry.
Addressing a press conference at the Calcutta Press Club on Monday to mark his five years in office, Mr. Bhattacharjee said: "We will oppose U.S. hegemonies in military might. To demonstrate is our basic right, but we want U.S. investments."
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<i>Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta visiting U.S. to woo investments
State to set up Information Commission soon
Focus on primary and higher education, health and roads </i>
Kolkata: On a day when Left protests marked the commencement of Indo-U.S. military exercises, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said the State wanted U.S. capital, knowledge and its universities but it was against its weaponry.
Addressing a press conference at the Calcutta Press Club on Monday to mark his five years in office, Mr. Bhattacharjee said: "We will oppose U.S. hegemonies in military might. To demonstrate is our basic right, but we want U.S. investments."
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