Industry owners' delegation meets PM

Staff Reporter/ New Delhi

A four member delegation of industry owners on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence and urged him to do the needful to save industries. The delegation, led by Rajesh Gupta, included Rakesh Aggarwal, Suraj Prakash and Mahinder Gupta.

"The Prime Minister gave us a patient hearing and has assured us that he would do the needful to ensure that injustice is not done to industry owners. We have full faith in our Prime Minister and he would certainly address the problem in an effective manner," Mr Gupta said.

He further said that a letter was given to the Prime Minister, which states, among other things, that, "the sealing of factories should be stopped immediately. The purpose shall be defeated if the sealing is done but the arbitrariness of the officers is leading to rampant corruption."

"The Government has from time to time to amended the Master Plan to suit its convenience and ignored other violations...there are many other provisions in favour of the industry which have been ignored such time for shifting, size of plots, land for new industrial area development," the letter added