People of Singur awaiting solution

People are tired of being pulled into controversy made by politicians like Mamata which is finally evident. “ We just want peace to return to our lives” We are not against the Tata car factory. We welcome it. It’s a wrong picture the political parties have portrayed,” - said one octogenarian villager of Singur on a national channel. He added further – “Our only asking was that few of the farmers had refused compensation and did not want to sell their land and that that land should not be forcibly acquired by the govt. Now with Jyoti Basu taking lead, I am sure the uncertainty over Singur will finally end and Tata car factory will come up with no harm to any farmer”

This and other such news abound in the media over the last two days. Take for example the news which appeared in three of the highest circulated newspapers of West Bengal, who have been covering the Singur issue from its very inception – namely the Ananda Bazar Patrika, Sangbad Pratidin & Bartaman. All three have reported the same today –

“People there have been fighting for last 14 months but without any result, but the meeting between Jyoti and Mamata have given them some hope. These people have not taken their compensation cheques yet. These people think that the govt has recognised their agitation, they think that though Jyoti Basu is not the chief minister now but he still has a big influence over the party and the govt, and it is Jyoti Basu only who can come out with a solution.”

What more can we say? At the end we can only add – Let the peace and prosperity prevail in Singur with Tata car factory