The display boards of Reliance Fresh outlet in Kolkata have been suppressed after a few retail stores were destroyed wantonly, in the city by an associate in the Left Front management, the Forward Bloc.

Hafiz Alam Sairani. Forward Bloc said, “We are not going to shut up and sit back while someone snatches our livelihood from us. We can't afford to see our children go hungry so we will fight back.”

“If Reliance insists on opening shop, the people will protest and as representatives of the people, so will we,” stated Rahul Sinha, BJP.

Reliance had huge plans for Bengal comprising investments worth Rs 4,500 crore. It aims 145 Reliance Fresh stores and nine distribution centers in addition to six food-processing units and 23 collection centers.

Reliance functionaries were not ready to point out except to say off the evidence that they were adopting a wait and keep an eye on policy.

In Bengal then, for the moment at least, Reliance Fresh seems destined for the cold storage.