No Stops for Mamata Bannerjee

Mamata Bannerjee has made West Bengal come to a full stop again on the Nandigram issue.

Here is extract from the hindustan times :

Most parts of West Bengal shut down on Wednesday as a dawn-to-dusk protest by the Trinamool Congress over the continuing violence in Nandigram evoked near total response across the state.

In most parts of the state, including Kolkata, shops and business establishments were closed while train services were hit badly.

However, flights operated normally, said airport director VK Monga. Kolkata's metro service also functioned as normal.

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had said on Tuesday that her party would "paralyse" West Bengal on Wednesday for the sake of peace and the right to live in Nandigram -- where trouble continues despite the government scrapping a proposed industrial complex following stiff opposition to the takeover of their land.

Will Nandigram incident setback Indian industrialization plans

Under the threat of withdrawal from the Left Front government by the RPI, CPI and the Forward Bloc, the Left Front government in West Bengal announced that no land would be acquired for industrialisation in Nandigram.

The decision was taken at the Left Front meeting in Kolkata. The West Bengal government had announced that all special economic zones (SEZ) in the state were being put on hold until a "socially balanced" decision was taken.

As demanded by its allies, the government has also ordered withdrawal of the police force in phases from the area, which has been witnessing relentless agitation by protestors against land acquisition.

In a related development, The Jharkhand government has put a brake on acquisition of land for industrial use in the aftermath of the killings at Nandigram in West Bengal due to protest against land acquisition for a similar purpose.


The state government has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with more than 54 companies to set up steel plants, power plants and other industries.

In Tamilnadu, the PMK leader Ramadoss has declared that his party would oppose the SEZ plans for Tamilnadu.


However, unfazed by Nandigram violence Industry Minister Kamal Nath today said the UPA Government remains committed to the Special Economic Zones.

So, We can expect a great drama to unfold in the near future and witness new scenes that are awaiting going to be happen.

Nandigram Tragedy

West Bengal is becoming the battlefield where all the players of the globalization saga are stagging war against each other. Nandigram Tragedy is yet another episode in this ongoing saga. It seems the government is hellbent on acquiring land without giving proper compensation.

11 People have been shot dead in violent clashes with police forces. This tragic event might not deter the Government from pressing forward. Is "Grapes of Wrath" like scenario the next episode in this yet another greek tragedy?