Singur Land Deal

Stating that her government would follow the Supreme Court order cancelling the Singur land acquisition "line by line", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the state would compensate 800 farmers and also distribute 9,117 land records today.

The agony is over. Singur is ecstatic. It has been 10 years since their fight began against the "forcible acquisition" of their fertile farm land. They had even stopped dreaming this day would come. But it has. August 31, 2016.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled on the Tata Motors Singur land deal in West Bengal. The apex court has cancelled the deal in which the former Left government in West Bengal had acquired 1000 acres of farmland for Tata Motors to set up its new car plant.

Land acquired in Bengal's Singur for Tata Motors' Nano factory must be returned to farmers, the Supreme Court said today, cancelling a 10-year-old agreement.

Stating that her government would follow the Supreme Court order cancelling the Singur land acquisition "line by line", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the state would compensate 800 farmers and also distribute 9,117 land records today.

The agony is over. Singur is ecstatic. It has been 10 years since their fight began against the "forcible acquisition" of their fertile farm land. They had even stopped dreaming this day would come. But it has. August 31, 2016.

The Supreme Court of India has ruled on the Tata Motors Singur land deal in West Bengal. The apex court has cancelled the deal in which the former Left government in West Bengal had acquired 1000 acres of farmland for Tata Motors to set up its new car plant.

Land acquired in Bengal's Singur for Tata Motors' Nano factory must be returned to farmers, the Supreme Court said today, cancelling a 10-year-old agreement.