You can comment anything when u r a mere critiques. Be a victim then u can realise the situation. Let me tell my experience. I am a resident of the village at Nandigram. You know there are so many barren land in our state in West Midnapur, Purulia, Bankura which are not developed enough. The people living in those areas are not getting employment due to non development of those areas. If the Govt is so eager (?) to develop the people of the state they should give attention to those areas first. But unfortunately the ruling party has 100% (by hook or crook) voter in those areas - actually the ruling party has been able to keep them low-earner, low-literate and less-conscious to kept them under control in spite of not providing them the light of development. Now comes to development of industries. It requires infrastructure i.e. Communication, Electricity, IT support and some Tax-holiday. IT does not require very fertile farmers land like us at Nandigram. Infrasture can be provided if Govt has the real will to do so in those backward areas. It will bring equality and lower the disparity among the people in state. Let pray that in near future God will give wisdom to ruling party to realise that they are making another Historical Mistake (As they usually do).
RE:I am a victim
by Anindya Dasgupta on Mar 15, 2007 01:14 PM Permalink
I totally empathize with your views. I have a friend of mine whose house is on the other bank of river haldi just opposite to nandigram and his family is caught up in the same situation as yours. Infact I am from kolkata and on my visit to home this winter i had to travel to kharagpur on road. As we just left howrah we saw a large number of closed mills/small industries and mind you these were just beside the high ways. We were wondering why these were not being used . Someone even mentioned the case of "Hind motor". Well if private land can be confiscated from villagers why can't the land occupied by these mills/ind by used for the same purpose - and these are right beside express ways.
Its a sad situation and doesnot augur well for the future of the state.
Its more sad to see how people so remotely connected either with the place or with the issue(even some bengali NRI s) are commenting
