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
Casualties
Death(s)14 died in police shooting
100+ civilians killed in violence
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.