01-23-2007, 06:17 PM
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Pioneer News Service | Kolkata
Fencing set on fire
Singur once again burst into flames in the wee-hours of Tuesday even as the Tata Motors began their construction work post bhoomi poojan. At around 2.30 in the morning, a group of alleged Save Farmland Committee activists torched 25 poles fencing the acquired land at the Tata Motors' site before the police intervened and brought the situation under control, Hooghly SDPO Kalyan Mukherjee said.Â
Mamata Banerjee
The incident that took place at Bajmeila village was second in a row after protesters burnt down 20 poles at Joymolla in Beraberi in Singur block on Sunday night. Bombs were also hurled at the site, police later said. Earlier on Monday, the Trinamool Congress-backed SFC members had performed a symbolic memorial service of the Tata Motors.
Meanwhile, urging Trinamool chairperson Mamata Banerjee to hold talks on land acquisition, <b>Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said: "An ideal situation for industrial turnaround has been created in the State after many years. No political party should oppose it for narrow political interests. This is my earnest request to all concerned, particularly the main Opposition that please do not let go the excellent opportunity of industrialisation created in the State."</b>
Trinamool leadership, however, maintained such wildcat protests would continue till the Government returned the lands forcibly acquired from the poor farmers. "We continue to remain with the farmers," party leader Madan Mitra said, adding "protests would continue till the Government did not lift Section 144 and stop construction at Singur." However, senior Tata Motors officials who were present at the site along with WBIDC MD MV Rao said, "Construction works at the site went on without much impediment."
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Pioneer News Service | Kolkata
Fencing set on fire
Singur once again burst into flames in the wee-hours of Tuesday even as the Tata Motors began their construction work post bhoomi poojan. At around 2.30 in the morning, a group of alleged Save Farmland Committee activists torched 25 poles fencing the acquired land at the Tata Motors' site before the police intervened and brought the situation under control, Hooghly SDPO Kalyan Mukherjee said.Â
Mamata Banerjee
The incident that took place at Bajmeila village was second in a row after protesters burnt down 20 poles at Joymolla in Beraberi in Singur block on Sunday night. Bombs were also hurled at the site, police later said. Earlier on Monday, the Trinamool Congress-backed SFC members had performed a symbolic memorial service of the Tata Motors.
Meanwhile, urging Trinamool chairperson Mamata Banerjee to hold talks on land acquisition, <b>Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said: "An ideal situation for industrial turnaround has been created in the State after many years. No political party should oppose it for narrow political interests. This is my earnest request to all concerned, particularly the main Opposition that please do not let go the excellent opportunity of industrialisation created in the State."</b>
Trinamool leadership, however, maintained such wildcat protests would continue till the Government returned the lands forcibly acquired from the poor farmers. "We continue to remain with the farmers," party leader Madan Mitra said, adding "protests would continue till the Government did not lift Section 144 and stop construction at Singur." However, senior Tata Motors officials who were present at the site along with WBIDC MD MV Rao said, "Construction works at the site went on without much impediment."
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