It’s interesting to see how Mamata Banerjee returns 400 acres of land to the unwilling farmers of Singur. Immediately after assuming office as the Chief Minister she assured them they’d get back their land. In fact, this 400-acre -land issue stood in the way of installation of Nano factory at Singur and Tatas were compelled to shift the factory that was almost 90% complete to Gujarat. So it’s now a prestige issue to Didi to return the land in question to the concerned farmer as she’s come to power. The unwilling farmers did not accept the check at her instance braving enormous hardships. They in fact resigned to fate that they would never get back their land while others got price of the land along with the compensation package. So it’s no wonder that Didi placed this matter in her priority list on day one on humatarian ground and as well as to do justice to their faith and confidence reposed in her.
Now the question is how she’d return the concerned land to the farmers as land recquitioned for public purposes can’t be returned to the land owner according to existing law. Whatever the legal personalities say to the contrary, Didi is apparently confident that land can be returned to the farmers. Definitely she’s a plan in her mind. May it be done by modifying the existing law about land acquisition. However, it’s her concern; we need not bother about the legal aspect of the issue.
Now suppose legal hurdle is negotiated regarding return of acquired land, then how can the land be given back to the farmers as their lands are sporadically distributed in factory site instead of being in the single tract. That apart, nature of the land has changed, it’s no longer in cultivable state. The farmers in Singur have started saying their lands be reverted to cultivable state before handing them over to them. They also claim they should be paid interest on the price of the land for the period it was retained by Tatas. In fact, the entire situation is supposed to be in a mess and let us see how Didi solves the puzzle
Let's hope she surmounts all odds and ultimately return the land to the rightful owners. She will certainly amend the Act and fulfill her promise in no time. For rhetoric with purpose the land in question was supposed to be returned within three days after assuming power. Why should we not wait to see the task accomplished within the tenure of her term at least on the fifth anniversary of her CMSHIP? Believers must put absolute faith in the deity they worship and adore. Let the gullible faithfuls pray and reach the ultimate goal of salvation. Amen!
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