Language wasn't the only barrier at Mitra's press conference. He was keen to talk about the theme of West Bengal Day - inclusive growth - and declined to take questions on anything other than that subject. Apart from claiming that industrial growth in the state was faster than the national average in the April-August period, he added that West Bengal's own tax collections in this period were the second-highest among the states. Which was the highest state, came the obvious question. "That is for you to look up on the web," Mitra shot back, unwilling to divulge even this basic information.
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