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Kolkata: West Bengal Industry Minister Nirupam Sen described the decision by the Tata Motors Company to suspend work at the Singur Nano plant as "an unfortunate day for West Bengal."

"It is a very unfortunate day. It is a very bad day for West Bengal," Sen told a private Bengali TV channel.

He said, "The Tatas have communicated their decision to me after a meeting which took place today to review the ground situation at Singur."

Tata Motors, in a statement, said, "In view of the current situation, the company is evaluating alternate options for manufacturing the Nano car at other company facilities."

The West Bengal industry minister said, "Since the project has been suspended and not scrapped, we can still pursue with the Tatas to reconsider their decision and sit with the state government for an amicable solution."

Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress chief, Mamata Banerjee who is spearheading the demand for return of farming land to the farmers washed her hands off the suspension of work in the Tata unit at Singur.

Denying any connection between her party’s highway blockade and the shut down of work at the Tata plant, she said, “It’s completely their internal and technical matter we don’t have any comment to make.”