To counter CPM, Mamata promises her own ‘global’ Nandigram

Nandigram: Apr 29 2011,





Will give jobs to 10 lakh youths across the state, she promises



The wheel seemed to have turned a full circle as Mamata Banerjee addressing her first election rally in Nandigram today — it goes to the polls on May 3 — unfolded her blueprint for the region that was remarkably similar, in objective, to what her rival Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had said once upon a time. With a distinctive Mamata twist, of course.



Promising to transform Nandigram into an "industrial park and international market" to create thousands of jobs, Mamata offered residents a comprehensive industrial "package" that would ensure the development of what she called the "land of freedom."



Three years ago, Bhattacharjee had talked of his proposal to turn this poor, backward region into a Special Economic Zone with a "petrochemical hub" at its core considering its proximity to Haldia where several petrochemical factories are already in operation including the Haldia refinery complex, Mitsubishi Chemicals and Tata Chemicals. Jobs for locals was also his rallying cry.





Until, of course, the issue got caught in vicious CPM vs Trinamool politics with even fake land acquisition notices being used to drum up opposition and CPM cadres unleashing a wave of political violence in a bid to reclaim their rapidly eroding turf.



Aware of this, Mamata underlined that her industrial blueprint for Nandigram was such that "agricultural land will not be forcibly taken away and both industry and agriculture will flourish simultaneously." How she planned to do this was, of course, too complicated to explain in an election rally.












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