The Tatas would leave
The Chief Minister appealed to the
opposition
parties to withdraw their agitation.
"I appeal to the opposition parties
to
accept the government's package on the land acquisition at Singur for
the Tata
Motors factory and withdraw the agitation, said Bhattacharjee, and
added,
"If there is any further delay this project will leave West Bengal
therefore without any more loss of time Tata Motors and ancillary
units should
be given the opportunity to resume work at Singur."
"Let all of us take the initiative to
successfully implement this promising project in the interest of the
State, the
entire people of Singur and future generations," he said.The Chief
Minister's statement came in the backdrop of a number of states
offering land
and incentives to Tata Motors to set up the Nano
project.
The new rehabilitation package
provides for 70
acres of land from within the project area and compensation.However,
Trinamool
Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said that she would not budge from her
demand
that 300 acres of land from within the main plant area and 100 acres
from
outside be immediately returned to farmers whose land was 'forcibly
acquired'.
Trouble began after the West Bengal
government
acquired 1000 acres of farmland for the Tata Motors' 'Nano' small car
plant at
Singur last year.The government offered compensation, which some
farmers
rejected and the TMC has been demanding that at least 400 acres be
returned to
farmers.
The government says it is in favour of
a
land-based solution for farmers but against disturbing the Tata Motors
plant
site.