The Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, showed the first signs of softening her stance. She said that work at the Tata Motors Singur plant can start, provided that the area's agriculture does not suffer in the bargain.
The Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, showed the first signs of softening her stance. She said that work at the Tata Motors Singur plant can start, provided that the area's agriculture does not suffer in the bargain. Mamata is still maintaining that ancillary units should be relocated. Mamata says the work at the Tata motor plant should start parallel to the agriculture work at the place.
Interestingly, the lady who was ready for no talks unless the land was returned to the agitating farmers, has now urged the Bengal governor to take an initiative for talks to resolve the Singur issue. Mamata says that the Bengal government should relocate the ancillary units on the opposite sides of the Tata motors project and allow farmers to resume farming in the contested land. The Trinamool Congress now says that it is not fighting for the closure of the Tata Motors plant, but is in fact seeking a way out of the deadlock. The party's stand came even as Chief Minister Budhdhadeb Bhattacharya said he is trying to organise an all party meet to discuss the issue.
Meanwhile, work remained suspended for the third day on Monday at the Tata Motors' Nano plant at Singur. The ruling Left Front again invited the Trinamool Congress for talks to resolve the impasse over land acquisition for the project. The governor had earlier urged Mamata Banerjee to come to the discussion table and seek the help of a mediator who did not have any "political or industrial affiliations'' to resolve the stalemate. But his suggestion then, had been turned down by both the Left Front and the Trinamool.
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