Statesman News Service
KOLKATA, Sept. 7: Raj Bhavan today witnessed a new history unfolding itself when the Governor, Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi, guided chief minister Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Trinamul Congress chief Miss Mamata Banerjee to clinch a new deal that guaranteed that the Tata Motors small car project at Singur is finally here to stay and roll out within the stipulated time frame, while 80 acres of land from within the project site and 150 acres from outside will be returned to the unwilling farmers so that industry and agriculture can co-exist. Though official figures of land to be given to the unwilling farmers were withheld for the moment, highly-placed sources said both sides had agreed that from within the project site 40 acres held by the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and another 40 acres earmarked for 28 prospective vendors, who are yet to be allotted land, would be given to the unwilling farmers possessing documents to prove their ownership before their land was acquired. The ancillary units that can’t be set up within the project area would be relocated on suitable land later and no construction is to be undertaken on the land kept for the vendors. A committee will be set up to examine the maximum land that can be given to the unwilling farmers from within the project area and how the interests of share-croppers and agricultural labourers, who used to depend for their livelihood on the acquired land, can be protected. The committee will submit its report in a week. Following the accord, Miss Banerjee agreed to suspend the ongoing agitation at Singur. As the Governor announced the outcome of the protracted negotiations around 10-30 p.m. the dharna manch at Singur erupted in unrestrained ecstasy hailing the results as “100 per cent victory.” The historic moment came when the Governor, flanked by Miss Banerjee and Mr Bhattacharjee announced the outcome of the accord in a brief .(END) Source : The Statesman
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