There was continuing false propaganda that land is going to be acquired in Nandigram for the chemical hub SEZ. After the January 3 incident and protests by the local people, the Chief Minister of West Bengal had made it clear that there will be no land acquisition if the people do not want it. Following are the facts.
1. There was no notification for land acquisition in Nandigram. There was only a notice issued by the Haldia Development Authority announcing the intention to acquire land in certain areas.
2. On February 9, the Chief Minister announced that no land will be acquired without the consent of the people of Nandigram.
3. Repeatedly in the last few weeks, the Chief Minister has categorically stated that the proposed chemical hub would be shifted if the people do not want it.
4. The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) after its meeting held on February 17-18 in a press statement announced the following: "The CPI(M) leadership of West Bengal has informed the Polit Bureau that the SEZ proposals for Bengal will be finalized after the changes in the SEZ Act and Rules are brought about at the Central level. The Left parties are already engaged in seeking changes in the SEZ Act. There is no question of any land being acquired for the SEZ projects, as in Nandigram, against the wishes of the people. "
5. Because all the CPI(M) members and supporters were driven out and the local police and administration have been absent since January 3, 2007 the mischievous propaganda that land will be taken away continued without being countered among the people.
II. What has been happening in Nandigram Since January 3, 2007
CPI(M) members and supporters and their families numbering around 2500 were driven out of Nandigram Block I. A thousand of them are staying in relief camps in adjoining areas.
1. On January 6, armed men of the Jami Rakkha Committee attacked the relief camp on the southern side of the Bhangabera bridge in Khejuri area. There was resistance from the camp and in the ensuing conflict three of the attackers died.
2. On January 7, Sankar Samanta, a CPI(M) panchayat member was burnt alive in a hay stack.
3. On February 7, policeman Sadhucharan Chatterjee was attacked and killed near Khejuri. His body was thrown into the river.
4. On February 10, Sunita Mandal, a class X student was brutally murdered after torture.
5. On March 3, a woman (name withheld) who is from a CPI(M) sympathiser's family was gang raped by miscreants led by a local TMC leader.
CPM and its croonies killed mercilessly. They shot dead even women. In one case of extreme brutality they SHOT and then watched the man die slowly by bleeding. The CPM Goondas denied the medical aid from reaching to poor. All humans MUST condemn this State sponsered Terrorism and Genocide of poor people.
I demand JUSTICE from Indian PUBLIC. Help the victims of this brutal massacre. Vote against CPM sothat the CPI(Chor party of India) is punished for its CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.
Hi friends. I am really disturbed with the Nandigram issue and I was wondering whether it could have been avoided. But I have some questions to all my friends who will be reading this article. To throw some light neither me nor my family is anyway linked with CPIM but we love our state and our country and we believe in democracy. I read several articles and majority of people was blaming the rulling party mainly the left and Mr Buddhadev Bhattacharya.
1/. Nandigram was violent for last 2 months with rape and murders of rulling party members. How many people protested/?
2/. Mamata Bannerjee and siddiqulla/(Jamat e Ulema Hind/) were constantly instigating people with their speeches like nandigram a raktoganga boiye debo /( Nandigram people will take blood incase/) or khali muslim er jomi newa hoche/(only Muslims land is been acquired/) though there was no question of land acquisation. How many people protested against this/?
3/. When CPIM supporters had to leave their house for last 2 months just because they were supporters of CPIM and when opposition parties were not attending all party meeting called by the District Magistrate to dissolute Nandigram tension, just for the sole reason to keep Nandigram alive for their vote-bank in next years panchayat election, How many people protested to this/?
4/. In Nandigram a cop was lynched and his body was thrown in the Haldi river, just because he went to verify complaint received about more roads dug to keep outsiders from entering Nadigram, how many of you protested/? Is this because police is meant to die or is it policemen are not human and doesnt have any friends or family/?
5/. Today who are opposing the Nandigram incident what they would have done if they were in power/? Did you guys would have allowed the anarchy for day after day or you would have sent the police/?
7/. We all are speaking about democracy, but does democracy allow digging up of roads and declare a region independent/? If you support that why are you silent about the Kashmir issue/? If you think Nandigram is people/%u2019s revolution then what is Kashmir/? If Nandigram is genocide, then what is Kashmir/?
8/. If today CPIM drives out opposition party supporters from any other place or any other state, will you refer it as revolution of local people like you did as in Nandigram/? Will you then support anarchy/?
I think Nandigram 14th March is an eventual result of answers to all these questions. Friends answer me if you can but lets not mess it up with any kind of abuse as we all respect human life irrespective of color, creed, profession, political background.
RE:Plz answer me
by Naresh kumar on Mar 22, 2007 02:48 AM Permalink
Dear 1> NG issue does'nt means that Ruling party is anti people and rest parties are milk washed.But this crime is never justified by any civil society.CPM &CPI are always presenting themselves as representative of poors But this incident shows that they are also criminal and paid agents of big industrialist. This kind of incidence proves that dem. in India is only in word speechs and writing Practically all parties are Loyal child of British or American Imperilist. Some parties are looting because they are in power and some are playing with the bounds of poor man to shine their votebank. But it is most miserable thing is that the whole intell. communities are attached with differnt parties They kill their concious and close their eyes against unhuman crime by pol.par. aginst comman man.in the form of NG,GURGAON, Mahangai, crime etc
The issue in nandigram is a fight between CPM workers ..some of whom are for industry and some of whom are against...Also involved are trinalmool workers and the jamiat...These ppl are so insecure that they kicked out police and some CPM workers from the village!!!!!! They set up road blocks and did not even allow media to go in !!This is happpening because ppl do not trust the govt and the rule of law...Abt investment ..some ppl are saying industry should go to barren lands etc....It should be the industry's choice ,not forced by govt...also rules should be put in place for the direct purchase of land by industries...not through corrupt and vested parties like the government....govermnet should only make laws and ensure that they are followed during these deals...why is govt trying to make profit...its a waste of time and resources...
This report is so very incomplete. suddenly if they say there is going to be fresh violence, what are the readers to think of the reason-'Is Rasagulla got out of stock?'
RE:NANDIGRAM GENOCIDE
by Sameek on Mar 20, 2007 09:03 PM Permalink
As if you were there to see the CPM Goondas denying medical aid????
The bhumi utched bacho committee is so manly that they used women as shield, so u find women casualty not even a single resistance 'worker' died eventhough they knew police will be entering those villages on that day morning.
Its all a game of politics, where 'intellectuals' like you and me get entangled into emotive exchanges
RE:RE:NANDIGRAM GENOCIDE
by ratnesh srivastav on Mar 20, 2007 09:19 PM Permalink
CPM Goondas attacked village they fired indiscriminately and ofcourse read papers to find that Medical aid was indeed denied and people lost lives because of it.
RE:RE:RE:NANDIGRAM GENOCIDE
by Dipanker Koley on Mar 20, 2007 11:10 PM Permalink
Yeah, bhumi utched bacho committee forwarded female members. But what the police and political goondas did? Even seeing the female members (not with AK47 atleast), they fired recklessly. What great heroes they are? Do you think these police and goondas are great warriors? Now when CBI is on prowl, all these great warriors are under the bed hiding their faces!!
RE:CNN-IBN & NDTV - Please Note ....
by Saptarshi Duari on Mar 20, 2007 07:42 PM Permalink
I too support your grievance. They should highlight the incident for prooving their neutrality.
Really, this TC lead Mamta Banerji, does not want any Industries in W.B. and she wants unemployements in West Bengal, illiteracy and poverty. So that in every election she could purchase these poor peoples votes.
RE:Nandigram - SEZ and TC
by Saswata on Mar 20, 2007 07:04 PM Permalink
Suresh , Are you aware of the situataions in rural bengal ? or it is just like an intelectual comments ? If you would better know , it is the Bengal communists which keep the people poor, illiterate and exploits them for the Votes. Not to mention the Threatning Cadre they have. Please visit some village and then put your experts comment. I am sorry ,if my statements were too rude but I could not control myself when the pass the Blame to Mamta where CPM should take the ownership . However , CPM is lucky to have a opposition like GoalLess Mamata and Spineless Congress and Toothless BJP in Westbengal.
RE:RE:Nandigram - SEZ and TC
by Sameek on Mar 20, 2007 09:07 PM Permalink
Saswata how many villages in west bengal you have visited my friend??? come to my village I will show how a village near industry rich Durgpaur wants industrialization to happen badly....they understand that agriculture will never feed their children...visit first and then comment man....
RE:RE:RE:Nandigram - SEZ and TC
by Saswata on Mar 20, 2007 09:23 PM Permalink
Hi sameek , I did not write anything against the Industrialization . I was against the comment 'she wants unemployements in West Bengal, illiteracy and poverty. So that in every election she could purchase these poor peoples votes.' As it is the ploy of CPM.
I also want the industrialization but for that we have enough barren land in Bankura and Purulia. When asked CM , why the Industry can not be set up in those districts , his reply was 'Industrialists do not want to go there' Do you know why ? Because there are not Good Roads , no Train Lines. Now who to blame for that ? Man. All of a sudden you can not wake up and shout 'Let's Start Industrialization' . Make proper Infrastructural set up like 'Road, rails , Electricity' then Industry can be set up in those districts with lot of Barren Land. You will not require the Fertile Lands like Singur. I am sure , the village near Durgapur you are referring to , are not Fertile Lands
( Just for your informations I am born and brought up in a Village in Bankura , So have enough first hand experience )
RE:RE:RE:RE:Nandigram - SEZ and TC
by hiral joshi on Mar 21, 2007 05:33 AM Permalink
One of the most sensible and logical response is yours my friend. If govt doesnt want to improve infrastructure all the industries will come to only very close locations to Metro city Kolkata and rest of the state will not have any big benifit. If one wants to see uniform model of development should see Gujarat. After improving roads now govt is inviting investment in port infrastructure development. Modi is developing Gujarat all-round.
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Nandigram - SEZ and TC
by Indradeep Ghosh on Mar 21, 2007 07:12 AM Permalink
So what is your suggestion? You have criticized the CPIM for doing nothing and they really did not do much good in the 1970-2000 time frame but from 2000 onwards I could feel that Buddhadeb was trying to do some good. Now you are saying that what he is doing to bad too.
We as ordinary citizens can only vote for the canditate that we feel will be the best for Bengal.
So what is the alternative: 1. Make Mamata CM - she was pathetic as a railway minister. Such an anarchist, whimsical person will only bring chaos to Bengal.
2. Make Subrata Mukherjee or someone else from Congress CM? - they cant even find consensus among their own party in Bengal. How will they govern the masses?
3. Make someone from BJP CM? - I do not even know who their leaders are in Bengal. Even if I vote for them, it is unrealsitic that they will come to power with such a poor party base.
4. Make Siddiqullah of Jamat CM? - you must be joking now.
So tell me something constructive without just criticizing everything the CM does. What would you do if you were CM now and the state coffers are almost empty? Just sit back and watch? That is what Jyoti Basu did and you did not like that either!
Bengalis are truly amazing. Just sit in the coffee house - argue, criticize and oppose. The state will develop by itself through some magic.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Nandigram - SEZ and TC
by Kasyap on Mar 20, 2007 09:52 PM Permalink
Your propostion is good Saswata, but you need to understand couple of things 1. Infrastructure development requires huge money, neither do state , nor do central govt have that amount of money for WB and you cannot wait for 10 yrs for it to happen slowly
2. WB is not TN,Gujrat,MH,AP or KA that industrialist will come begging to setup shops, WB will have to go begging to them to setup shops and they will do that on their conditions not WB govt conditions.. this is a hard fact of life and no point in arguing about this. Neither Tata nor Salim is doing charity in WB, they go the best deal so they are investing
RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Nandigram - SEZ and TC
by Dipanker Koley on Mar 20, 2007 11:23 PM Permalink
In respose to your reply, 1. This govt can not give excuse of not having good enfrastructure. Cause? Do you still ask? They are in power for the past sooooooooo many years. What investment they have done so far to upgrade the rural facilities? If industry comes calling today, and you sacrifice your best goat today till you do not have any good goat to offer at all. Is that a good planning? 2. You are talking that WB is not TN.... But why do you think at all that business man should come begging for setting up the industry there? They have implemented that infrastructure, good work environment and above all free business atmosphere. When one business man thinks of business, he will obviously think for the safety of his investment first of all. If political goondas, despite the assurance by the CM can stop the factories, there are more strike days in a year than the number of working days, do you think one business man will come for investing his hard earned money in this state?
RE:RE:RE:Nandigram - SEZ and TC
by Saptarshi Duari on Mar 20, 2007 11:04 PM Permalink
Hi Sameek We r not against industrialisation. We always support industrialisation for the backward districts of Purulia, Bankura etc, where soil is unsuitable for cultivating. And please for God'S sake please do not welcome the kind of industries that are built in Durgapur in the past few years. They would neither feed ur children, nor would they do any good to the society as a whole. They would only make ur lungs grasp for air!
