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Has Nandigram become a political battleground?
Published on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 07:31, Updated on Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 07:43 in 
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TAKE STOCK: The panel agreed that it’s time to introspect on why the Nandigram issue went out of control.
No remorse in CPM cadres
Despite the killings, the state Government has not shown any regret or remorse? The CPM describes the Nandigram battle as the dawn of courage, fortitude and relentless struggle.
However, Ghosh said that she personally felt regret and remorse for the violence in Nandigram. “It’s tragic and they reflect a cynical exploitation of the poor. The protests by the BUPC were unnecessary because the demands have been met. All those who are egging the locals to violence are cynical because there is no movement. The government had said that there won’t be any land takeover.”
Disagreeing with Ghosh’s explanation, Mamata said, “When the CPI-M government said that they would not capture the land in Nandigram then why did they send their goons. In the name of operation Red Star they have terrorised the people.”
However, CPI-M has justified they had to use force because armed Maoists were stationed inside Nandigram and so they had to be flushed out.
“I challenge the Government to find Maoists in Nandigram. I want to know why the media was not allowed to enter the villages. That is because they want to kill, torture and rape the people and then suppress the evidence,” Mamata said.
Though, both Ghosh and Mamata agreed to disagree with each other, there was one thing on which they were on a common plane and that was that it’s time to introspect on why the issue went out of control. Nandigram violence is a blot on this country and it’s about time the Opposition and the state government in West Bengal found a peaceful solution to end the bloodbath.
Results of the poll:
95 per cent – Yes
5 per cent – No
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This is land capturing and stone age kind of group attack. Looks like there are enough people who support Maoist
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