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The spur between Tata’s Nano and Mamata represents modern India’s tussle between the common people and Indian oligarchs
The tussle between Tata’s Nano and Mamata represents a new start of power struggle between the common people in India and the Indian oligarchs. Tata and other oligarchs bought the communists and other political parties. But they never thought, a single woman, living in a small room in Kolkata will challenge them and other Indian oligarchs taking the side of the common people and refusing to accept money or any favor.
Yes, Mamata Bannerjee has started the classic struggle between the common people of India and organized oligarchs that control politics, Bollywood, and Dalal Street of India.
Threatening that Tata Motors'' Nano would never roll out from Singur if her demand for the return of 400 acres to its farmers is not met with, Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee responsible for the stalemate.
"Either Nano rolls out and agriculture stays or Nano stops rolling but agriculture stays," Banerjee told her audience on the third day of the indefinite ''dharna'' (sit-in demonstration) staged in Singur by party activists.
The Tatas thought buying the West Bengal communists will provide the safe heaven for their ‘easy money’ Nano project. Now they know, it is not that easy to buy West Bengal. People in West Bengal are comparatively poor but they are more intellectual than any other part of India. Slaving the common people of West Bengal is not that easy. And, the fact of the matter is what West Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow.
"Our agitation has not spread any tension so far and will not in future but the government should return 400 acres to farmers reluctant to part with them," Mamata Bannerjee said.
Banerjee said that she had gone through the Chief Minister's letter on Monday before shooting off a two-line reply. She was of the impression that the missive sported some "positive signs".
"But I later found it was a totally negative letter. He speaks something here and changes it in the next meeting. Now he says not a piece of land can be returned," she said.
"Never have I said that I am averse to talks," Mamata said, holding the chief minister responsible for the impasse.
"I have pointed out that I am ready for talks, provided 400 acres are returned to the unwilling farmers."
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