TMC, BJP lock horns on sixteenth anniversary of Nandigram police firing

By PTI

KOLKATA: TMC and BJP locked horns on Tuesday as each events blamed one another for claiming the legacy of the anti-land acquisition motion at Nandigram on its sixteenth anniversary.

The BJP, led by the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, organised rallies in Nandigram space of Purba Medinipur district to commemorate the day which noticed 14 anti-land acquisition protestors killed in police firing in 2007.

“The Nandigram movement was not a movement of any particular party but of the locals. It is a heroic tale of resilience and struggle of the poor people of Nandigram, who fought against the then mighty Left Front. But unfortunately one political party derived benefits from this people’s movement,” he stated in an indirect reference to TMC whereas providing floral tributes at Gokulnagar to those that died within the police motion on that fateful day.

Adhikari, the Nandigram lawmaker who had defected from TMC to the saffron camp forward of the 2021 meeting polls, took a dig on the Mamata Banerjee authorities for selling IPS officers who have been chargeable for the incident regardless of being, what he referred to as, the “biggest beneficiary of the political movement”. “I come here every year since 2008 to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by the people of Nandigram. Ironically, those who have given promotions to police officers responsible for Nandigram massacre are now celebrating Nandigram Diwas,” he stated.

On Martyrs’ Day, I paid my respects on the Shahid Bedi of Adhikari Para & Shahid Minar at Sonachura, remembering the final word sacrifice of the 14 farmers who have been killed in Police firing at Nandigram in 2007. I additionally honoured their members of the family.#Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee pic.twitter.com/HyKfOb6CNP

— Suvendu Adhikari • (@SuvenduWB) March 14, 2023

TMC observes March 14 as ‘Nandigram Diwas’ because it got here to energy in West Bengal in 2011 to pay its respect to the 14 who have been killed within the police firing throughout the anti-land acquisition stir within the space in 2007.

Senior TMC chief and minister Chandrima Bhattacharya visited Nandigram Tuesday morning, paid floral tributes to the martyrs and met their households.

She hit again at Adhikari’s innuendo saying “We don’t need lessons on Nandigram or the movement from traitors. The Nandigram movement would not have happened had Mamata Banerjee not been there. So those trying to appropriate the legacy of Nandigram are insulting the people’s movement,” she stated.

Bhattacharya stated the BJP chief and his household have been the “biggest beneficiary” of the motion which was led by Banerjee, the TMC supremo.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted “March 14 marks a black day in Bengal’s history. It is a grim reminder of the barbaric attacks on hapless farmers of Bengal, of the 14 martyrs of Nandigram and the countless villagers who were subjected to state-sponsored violence”.

She claimed that West Bengal is among the many prime agricultural producers within the nation and empowered the nation’s farmers. “16 years later, Bengal has emerged as a leading agricultural state that empowers its farmers and enables them to lead dignified lives. Nandigram Diwas is a bold testament to our indomitable fighting spirit and unrelenting zeal to secure every resident of the state,” she tweeted.

March 14 marks a black day in Bengal’s historical past.

It is a grim reminder of the barbaric assaults on the hapless farmers of Bengal, of the 14 martyrs of Nandigram and the numerous villagers who have been subjected to state-sponsored violence.

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— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 14, 2023

As the then opposition chief, Banerjee had joined and led the actions in opposition to the erstwhile Left Front authorities’s acquisition of arable land in Nandigram and Singur for industrialisation.

Adhikari was then her trusted lieutenant in Nandigram Her celebration TMC reaped wealthy dividends from the agitations by successful 50 per cent of the panchayat seats in 2008, bagging 19 Lok Sabha seats in 2009 and ending the 34-year-long Left Front rule within the state in 2011.

TMC returned to energy for the third successive time period in 2021 however a high-pitched marketing campaign by the BJP.

Banerjee, nevertheless, misplaced to Adhikari in Nandigram.

She was later elected from her residence seat of Bhabanipur with a report margin in a by-poll held later that yr.

KOLKATA: TMC and BJP locked horns on Tuesday as each events blamed one another for claiming the legacy of the anti-land acquisition motion at Nandigram on its sixteenth anniversary.

The BJP, led by the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, organised rallies in Nandigram space of Purba Medinipur district to commemorate the day which noticed 14 anti-land acquisition protestors killed in police firing in 2007.

“The Nandigram movement was not a movement of any particular party but of the locals. It is a heroic tale of resilience and struggle of the poor people of Nandigram, who fought against the then mighty Left Front. But unfortunately one political party derived benefits from this people’s movement,” he stated in an indirect reference to TMC whereas providing floral tributes at Gokulnagar to those that died within the police motion on that fateful day.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Adhikari, the Nandigram lawmaker who had defected from TMC to the saffron camp forward of the 2021 meeting polls, took a dig on the Mamata Banerjee authorities for selling IPS officers who have been chargeable for the incident regardless of being, what he referred to as, the “biggest beneficiary of the political movement”. “I come here every year since 2008 to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by the people of Nandigram. Ironically, those who have given promotions to police officers responsible for Nandigram massacre are now celebrating Nandigram Diwas,” he stated.

On Martyrs’ Day, I paid my respects on the Shahid Bedi of Adhikari Para & Shahid Minar at Sonachura, remembering the final word sacrifice of the 14 farmers who have been killed in Police firing at Nandigram in 2007. I additionally honoured their members of the family.#Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee pic.twitter.com/HyKfOb6CNP
— Suvendu Adhikari • (@SuvenduWB) March 14, 2023
TMC observes March 14 as ‘Nandigram Diwas’ because it got here to energy in West Bengal in 2011 to pay its respect to the 14 who have been killed within the police firing throughout the anti-land acquisition stir within the space in 2007.

Senior TMC chief and minister Chandrima Bhattacharya visited Nandigram Tuesday morning, paid floral tributes to the martyrs and met their households.

She hit again at Adhikari’s innuendo saying “We don’t need lessons on Nandigram or the movement from traitors. The Nandigram movement would not have happened had Mamata Banerjee not been there. So those trying to appropriate the legacy of Nandigram are insulting the people’s movement,” she stated.

Bhattacharya stated the BJP chief and his household have been the “biggest beneficiary” of the motion which was led by Banerjee, the TMC supremo.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted “March 14 marks a black day in Bengal’s history. It is a grim reminder of the barbaric attacks on hapless farmers of Bengal, of the 14 martyrs of Nandigram and the countless villagers who were subjected to state-sponsored violence”.

She claimed that West Bengal is among the many prime agricultural producers within the nation and empowered the nation’s farmers. “16 years later, Bengal has emerged as a leading agricultural state that empowers its farmers and enables them to lead dignified lives. Nandigram Diwas is a bold testament to our indomitable fighting spirit and unrelenting zeal to secure every resident of the state,” she tweeted.

March 14 marks a black day in Bengal’s historical past.
It is a grim reminder of the barbaric assaults on the hapless farmers of Bengal, of the 14 martyrs of Nandigram and the numerous villagers who have been subjected to state-sponsored violence.
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— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 14, 2023
As the then opposition chief, Banerjee had joined and led the actions in opposition to the erstwhile Left Front authorities’s acquisition of arable land in Nandigram and Singur for industrialisation.

Adhikari was then her trusted lieutenant in Nandigram Her celebration TMC reaped wealthy dividends from the agitations by successful 50 per cent of the panchayat seats in 2008, bagging 19 Lok Sabha seats in 2009 and ending the 34-year-long Left Front rule within the state in 2011.

TMC returned to energy for the third successive time period in 2021 however a high-pitched marketing campaign by the BJP.

Banerjee, nevertheless, misplaced to Adhikari in Nandigram.

She was later elected from her residence seat of Bhabanipur with a report margin in a by-poll held later that yr.