Nandigram violence

Nandigram Violence
Date2007–2008
Caused byIn 2007, due to the land acquisition for a project by the WB Government led by the Left Front to create a special economic zone.
Resulted in
  • Left Front government withdraw the land acquisition.
  • Fall of the Left Front in West Bengal.
  • TMC came into power in 2011.
Parties
Lead figures

Kartik Paul (CPIML)

Casualties
Death(s)14 died in police shooting
100+ civilians killed in violence
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The condition of villagers after the violence in Nandigram.

Nandigram Violence refers to the violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, India, in 2007 due to the land acquisition for a project taken up by the CPI(M)-led Government of West Bengal to create a chemical hub, a type of special economic zone (SEZ).[2] The policy led to an emergency in the region, and 14 people died in a police shooting.

According to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) reports, the Nandigram violence saw a Maoist insurgency in the area during the protests. However the Home Secretary of West Bengal stated that the presence of Maoists could not be confirmed in Nandigram.[3] The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) later exonerated the Buddhadeb Bhattacharya government of responsibility for the shootings.[4] However, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya had said earlier "They (the opposition) have been paid back in the same coin," supporting the violence in Nandigram by his own party workers.[3][5]

  1. ^ "Long Live the People's Resistance against Aggression of Globalization! Long Live the People's Occupation of Nandigram!" (PDF). sanhati.com. Kolkata: Manthan Samayiki. 2007.
  2. ^ "2007-Nandigram violence: A state of failure". India Today. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "'Violent elements paid back in their own coin'". Zee News. 13 November 2007.
  4. ^ "CBI clean chit to Buddha govt on Nandigram firing". The Times of India. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Oppn paid back in the same coin, says Bengal CM". Rediff. PTI. 13 November 2007.