Mamata Banerjee Settle of Land Impasse

Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee grabbed the reign of West Bengal from Left Front after her ceaseless battle of about two decades and the core issue of the battle ground which lead her to a landslide victory in Legislative assembly election was concentrated on the issue of forcibly acquisition of farmers' cultivable land at Singur and Nandigram.

Her movement against land acquisition elevated into West Bengal's chief minister's chair with over two-third majority in the poll.

In her first cabinet meeting on May 20 she hurriedly announced to return 400 acres of land to those farmers at Singur, who did not accept payment after acquisition of land in March, 2007. She had also announced to declare details of the agreement signed in between Tata and Left Front government.

          After signing the agreement, she had several times demanded for disclosure of it but she has retreated when it was found in the agreement that details could not be divulged otherwise to face legal battle.

          The past Left Front government had acquired land at Singur under the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 and asper the provision of this act, the state government can take back land from lessee if the land remains unused for an uninterrupted period of three years.

          Moreover, according to the agreement, a 21-months notice to be served before cancelling it.

          Mamata Banerjee said. Now, her government decided to convert the ordinance into a bill so the assembly has been reconvened in session on June 13 instead of June 24 as announced earlier.