"Singur made Mamata. Mamata did not make Singur...Our experiences with Singur and Nadigram influenced the draft of the new act," the union minister of rural development said.
BJP President Rajnath Singh denied his party had entered into a clandestine understanding with the Trinamool ahead of the Howrah by-polls. "It is the Congress which believes in tacit understanding, we don't believe in it. Whatever we do, we do it publicly," he said.
Describing the RSS as a socio-cultural organisation, Rajnath said: "It is not a political party. It is the biggest voluntary organisation of the world."
