Kolkata:
On Wednesday, West Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, said she had no problem with the change of name from Kolkata Port Trust to “Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust”.
“I have no problem changing the name of Kolkata Port Trust to Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust,” she told ANI.
The Cabinet of the Union approved the change of name from the Kolkata Port Trust to Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust.
Earlier today, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, while briefing the media on union cabinet decisions, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement to rename the port on January 11. .
Commenting on the union cabinet’s approval of the amendment to the Essential Products Act to liberalize the regulatory environment for farmers, Chief Minister Banerjee said: “Regarding the approval of the amendment to the law on essentials, we haven’t received the copy yet, so it’s hard to say anything. “
In an important decision for the agricultural sector, the union’s cabinet approved an amendment to the Essential Products Law on Wednesday to liberalize the regulatory environment for farmers, giving them the freedom to sell the product anywhere.
“There is an abundance of agricultural products. As a result of this decision, the farmers were released from the Farmers’ Market Committee. Farmers will now have the freedom to sell the product anywhere, to anyone who offers a better payment. We switched to One Nation One Market, “said Mr. Javadekar.