The brutal killing of the unarmed protesters near Nandigram village by CPM activists brings to mind the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of peaceful freedom fighters by the British. The West Bengal government deserves to be condemned for its attempts to deprive farmers of their lands in the name of development. Protests and agitations are a part of democracy and such attempts to throttle people%u2019s voices smacks of authoritarianism and is against the Communist principles.
