The Bengal government will look for a "consensus' with the new Opposition-led zilla parishads before going ahead with land acquisition for industry, the state industries minister today said. "There is a new leadership at the district level in East Midnapore and South 24-Parganas (thrown up by the panchayat polls). We will consult them for a consensus before going ahead with the new projects,' Nirupam Sen told reporters. "Meanwhile, we'll go ahead with the projects that already have consensus.' Asked about the projects of the Indonesia-based Salim group, Nirupam said: "The government will acquire land for the projects only after a consensus at the grassroots level.' The minister, in Delhi for the two-day CPM central committee meeting that began today, later clarified to The Telegraph: "It should not be inferred from my earlier words that the Salim group's projects would be scrapped.' In Calcutta, Mamata Banerjee said the talk of consensus was "just a ploy' to appease voters before the Lok Sabha polls. "The industries minister... is lying to woo back the voters who have rejected the CPM in the rural polls.' The Salim group is likely to be affected the most by the policy of consensus. Political observers said they did not expect any movement on the projects till the general election. Salim associate Prasoon Mukherjee declined comment. Bengal industries secretary Sabyasachi Sen said work on two Salim projects