I was watching a bengali news channel on sunday, where they were telecasting Ms.Banerji's rally in singur live. The lady was accompanied by Amar Singh, who earlier wanted the Tatas to consider UP, when Mayawati was leading opposition. Also present was Mr.Somen Mitra, who a few months back was Mamata's political rival as WB State Congress chief, before leaving Congress and forming his own party, and joining Mamata in her anti-government/pro-farmer movement. I watched Ms.Medha Patkar delivering a fiery speech in her inimitable style, comparing the struggle in Singur with the Narmada movement. Ms.Banerjee was telling the crowd about her mobile phone connection(given by Parliament) being weak or unavailable in Singur, something she thought "deliberately" done by CPI(M)so that she cannot contact anyone (hmmm!!).She is presently holding her ground on 400 acres of land, which she says belong to some unwilling farmers, and should be returned. It was earlier 1000 acres, but she has "considered" state interest and now bargaining for only 400. She also pointed out that alternative land is readily available, but currently occupied by authority-backed goons and promoters. Ms.Banerjee is a senior politician, so is Mr.Bhattacharjee, CM of WB, I am sure both want the state to progress. We Bengalis are emotional people,so don't mind my emotions...sitting here in Maharashtra, I can feel Durgapuja's coming...I can feel the despair that young people like me go through when we have to go to oth
RE:re-form
by narendra on Aug 26, 2008 09:06 PM Permalink
I think TATA should move from Singur and find some other place. That would be the answer for Maharani Mamta Banerjee. Who never did even a single thing in a favor of people. She is selfish and now Mr. Tata has said that they would move from Singur and Mamta is also changing her words. Earlier she want the whole 1000 acres now she has come to 400 acres. Whether Tata move or stay in Singur in both the cases Mamta will be a loser.
RE:re-form
by sushil sarkar on Aug 26, 2008 10:45 PM Permalink
Mr Narendra should join politics as soon as possible because CPIM needs some netizen to tell lies to other netizens.
RE:re-form
by Shivaji Ghosh on Aug 26, 2008 09:20 PM Permalink
I have worked for a small Tata subsidiary for a couple of years in Tata Centre, Kolkata. It was my first job, which I had to leave to pursue my studies. Remembering those two years in Tata Centre, I can confirm one thing which Mr.Tata has pointed out : to the Tatas, their employee security and well-being are always important. If these words came from anyone else, I would have considered them to be reqular "press quotes".
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by ramoo on Aug 26, 2008 10:15 PM Permalink
YOU HAVE TO GO TO OTHER STATES TO WORK SINCE TATAS HAVE NOT OPENED ANY INDUSTRY IN WEST BENGAL IN THE LAST 100 YEARS OF THEIR COMPANY'S HISTORY. THE CPM HAS CLOSED DOWN 55000 INDUSTRIES IN WEST BENGAL. AND NOW ANOTHER 55000 HAS BEEN RENDERED JOBLESS DUE TO THE SINGUR PROJECT. THE ONLY BENEFICIARY WILL BE TATAS AND THE PARTY WHICH HAS GOT THE FUNDS FROM THEM. THE TATAS HAVE ALSO GOT 650 ACRES IN RAJARHAT FOR REAL ESTATE WHY????? BIHAR AND JHARKAND HAS GIVEN ITS WEALTH TO THE TATAS BUT HAVE THEY BECOME RICH AND WEALTHY STAES. NO THEY HAVE THEIR HEAD OFFICE IN MUMBAI NOT IN JAMSHEDPUR. PEOPLE IN JAMSHEDPUR WERE HAPPY WITH THE TATA'S TILL THE TIME I WORKED THERE IN THE SEVENTIES. I DO NOT KNOW HOW HAPPY THEY ARE NOW WITH THE TATAS. BUT I KNOW THAT I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE TATA INDICOM BROADBAND CONNECTION WHICH WAS INOPERATIVE FOR THREE MONTHS OUT OF THE SIX MONTHS CONTRATC PERIOD. NO MONEY WAS REFUNDED. THE TTATA MOTORS FINANCE IS ONE OF THE WORST IN EFFICIENCY AS THEY COME TO MY HOUSE EVERY MONTH AND ASK ME IF THE POST DATED CHEQUE HAS BEEN ENCASHED EVEN IF IT HAS ALREADY BEEN ENCASHED. RATAN TATA IS NOT WORTH THE SEAT HE OCCUPIES AS HE IS NOT A VISIONAY. ANYONE WITH SO MUCH RESOURCES AND MONEY IN HAND COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB. I FOR ONE KNOW RUSSI MODY WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXCELLENT CHAIRMAN AND WOULD HAVE SURPASSED RATAN TATA AND THE SINGUR LOGJAM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURED.
RE:re-form
by Shivaji Ghosh on Aug 27, 2008 03:54 PM Permalink
Industry needs infrastructure...there is no denying that the left-led administration has done nothing for infrastructure in the state. If we are to look back, there is hopelessness, despair everywhere under the CPI(M) regime. I don't think its very important to belong to any political ideology (when there is hardly any to follow these days)for development. It can be any party, any corporate,as long as the state advances.
