From correspondents in West Bengal, India, 10:03 PM IST
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday told industry representatives here that the 400 acres of farmlands acquired for the Tata Motors small car factory project in Singur had to be returned to the farmers.
'We are not against industrialisation in the state, but we want the state government to give back 400 acres of land to the unwilling farmers,' she told representatives of chambers of commerce.
Her assertion on the return of the lands to the farmers came a day after she agreed to hold talks with the West bengal government on the Singur tangle. The talks are slated for Wednesday in Kolkata.
Banerjee said Tata Motors would require only 650 acres to build the factory but had acquired 997.11 acres.
She requested the auto major to return the extra land, which the company has set aside for building ancillary units.
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The socalled agreement after the meeting called by the governor as well as Ms. Bannerji's statement, and now this report stating that the farmers continuing with their demand do not indicate any progress in resolving the Nano project tangle.It is thus funny to see the govt. insisting that the project plan stands as before. The imbroglio could have only been prevented at step One regarding the land available as acceptable for the project's management.
If some of the online or print newspapers publish a detailed map showing the layout of the mother plant, ancillary units, disputed lands(demanded for return to farmers), and other details, it will be possible to comment more precisely on the conflicting news on the Nano project.
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