Sunday 24 June 2012

Let us keep trying

The efforts to help people whose lands have been acquired for "development" are defeated. The Calcutta High Court has actually declared the Singur Land Rehabilitation Act of 2011 as "unconstitutional and void" But there is a two month stay period on the order.The court had to decide on interpreting the government policy on one side and party declarations on the other. As per the government scheme, destitute farmers would be given 1000 Rupees per month as compensation (for 1000 farmers);3000 farmers did not receive compensations.As farmers want 2000 per month.The case was taken to court by the industrialist  who had started the factory as farmers were protesting. For last six years, these farmers have been protesting, they were "unwilling" to sell their land and their land was forcibly taken by Land Acquisition Act; and their land was taken for development of factory for making small size cars. They want their land to be returned to them; they will be moving to the supreme court for claiming their rights.The state government (West Bengal) was voted to power on this major issue--justice to the farmers and rural labourers. Will the farmers get justice? They must keep trying?

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