The following is part of the truth about Nandigram. The Nandigram zonal office of the CPI(M) was rebuilt after having been burnt down completely, and several times over. The first time it was burnt down was under direct provocation of the Trinamul Congress chieftain.
Nargis Parveen, a student of class II of Satengabari village, pointed to the heap of ashes and a few charred bamboo poles that she whispered had been her home. Nargis still trembles with a pervading fear when she recalls in a haze the night when the miscreants came, drove the family out, beat them up - and the set fire to the hutment amidst glee. The %u2018crime%u2019 committed by the family of poor kisans was they were CPI(M) workers.
Mohammad Yasin of Garchakraberia gave vent to a heart-rending tale of woe. He had his octogenarian father and mother at his side when he told his tale of sorrow. In charge of education sub-committee of the local Gram Panchayat, the Yasin family was made to remain isolated from the entire village.
They were deprived of civic amenities. They had to sneak out deep into the night to fetch a pail or two of water for drinking and for oju (ritual ablutions before namaaz). When a daughter fell sick, the family was forcibly prevented from going out for help: the girl died later. On March 15, the Yasin family was ousted from the village after their hutment had been thoroughly looted, and then put to the torch.
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