Monday, December 04, 2006

CAR PROJECT IN SINGUR

Singur, a small town, in Hooghly district of West Bengal made news when the State Govt. decided to sell more than a thousand acres of fertile agricultural land to Tata Motors to set up a car factory.

Policemen sitting on guard around land acquired by the Tatas

Resistance by farmers and locals is being ruthlessly crushed while leaders like Medha Patkar are under arrest.

Google video has this documentary on the Singur crisis. Check it out.

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