05-02-2007, 04:15 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>CPM cadre assault TV crew at Nandigram </b>
Pioneer News Service | Kolkata
On Monday, West Bengal CPI(M) secretary Biman Bose claimed that he had definite information that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had planned Sunday's attack on Marxist cadre during her trip to Nandigram on April 25. A day later, his claim was dented by a near-fatal attack on mediapersons by alleged Marxist cadre living in 'refugee' camps.
<b>A journalist of a television channel, his cameraman and support staff were brutally beaten up and their equipment and vehicles damaged by CPI(M) supporters who wanted them to telecast their side of the story</b>. The attack took place near Giribazar-Satnenga-Khejuri zone, dominated by the CPI(M).
"We were hurt and our camera and van were damaged, but we managed to flee from the spot in time," said the Ritabrato Bhattacharjee, a journalist, adding that how local CPI(M) leaders were defied and even abused by their cadre when they tried to intervene. These people alleged they were forced to leave their villages at Nandigram by the Trinamool Congress-led Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee.
"We realise that this particular channel has not been severe on us, still we could not control our men because banished from their homes and fields they are starved and scared for the last four months. They want to go back to their villages, but cannot do so for fear of their lives. <b>This is a political war being controlled by the Opposition," </b> <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo--> said an East Midnapore CPI(M) district committee member regretting the assault on mediapersons.
A helpless looking Biman Bose, known much for his wagging tongue, sounded somewhat mellow while condemning the attack and plucking incidents from history books on how his party had taken stern action against cadres "who punctured tyres while in a procession". But he was non-committal on what action he would take against his Nandigram comrades. The same helplessness was visible on Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's face who earlier told an inquisitive media "Sobito bujhi kintoo ki korbo apnarai boloon na (I understand everything, but tell me what to do now)."
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They had not made link with RSS,VHP,Bajrang Dal or Sangh Parivar yet.
Neither any visit by Azmi, Roys or other commies.
Pioneer News Service | Kolkata
On Monday, West Bengal CPI(M) secretary Biman Bose claimed that he had definite information that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had planned Sunday's attack on Marxist cadre during her trip to Nandigram on April 25. A day later, his claim was dented by a near-fatal attack on mediapersons by alleged Marxist cadre living in 'refugee' camps.
<b>A journalist of a television channel, his cameraman and support staff were brutally beaten up and their equipment and vehicles damaged by CPI(M) supporters who wanted them to telecast their side of the story</b>. The attack took place near Giribazar-Satnenga-Khejuri zone, dominated by the CPI(M).
"We were hurt and our camera and van were damaged, but we managed to flee from the spot in time," said the Ritabrato Bhattacharjee, a journalist, adding that how local CPI(M) leaders were defied and even abused by their cadre when they tried to intervene. These people alleged they were forced to leave their villages at Nandigram by the Trinamool Congress-led Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee.
"We realise that this particular channel has not been severe on us, still we could not control our men because banished from their homes and fields they are starved and scared for the last four months. They want to go back to their villages, but cannot do so for fear of their lives. <b>This is a political war being controlled by the Opposition," </b> <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo--> said an East Midnapore CPI(M) district committee member regretting the assault on mediapersons.
A helpless looking Biman Bose, known much for his wagging tongue, sounded somewhat mellow while condemning the attack and plucking incidents from history books on how his party had taken stern action against cadres "who punctured tyres while in a procession". But he was non-committal on what action he would take against his Nandigram comrades. The same helplessness was visible on Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's face who earlier told an inquisitive media "Sobito bujhi kintoo ki korbo apnarai boloon na (I understand everything, but tell me what to do now)."
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They had not made link with RSS,VHP,Bajrang Dal or Sangh Parivar yet.
Neither any visit by Azmi, Roys or other commies.