``If land has been taken away from farmers, then it is the government's responsibility to ensure that the family gets a new source of income and livelihood. The government cannot shy away from this responsibility. We don't need to be told by Congress or Trinamul Congress about what needs to be done for the farmers,'' he said at the open session of CPM's state conference.

Bhattacharjee, who had once said ``money has no colour'', said they were not concerned about the name of the business group or country coming for investment -- what mattered was jobs. ``It can come from the Tatas, Jindals, American or Chinese companies, that is not the issue. We want to see how many people will get jobs once these industries come up. That is the only criteria,'' he said. ``We are not bothered who will buy the car manufactured at Singur. What is important is that 6,000 people will get work there. The chemical hub couldn't happen at Nandigram but it will come up at Nayachar. This will pave the way for rubber and textile industries all over the state. Whoever guarantees job is welcome here,'' he added. With four months to go for the panchayat elections, the CM had to virtually walk a tightrope while addressing party supporters, who had turned up in thousands from rural Bengal to listen to the party top brass.