Thousands of villagers are protesting the setting up a gas insulated power substation at Bhangar, about 40 kilometres from Kolkata. They claim land for the project - all of 16 acres of agricultural land - was seized at gunpoint two years ago. "Trinamool people seized the land... led by Arabul, a local party strongman," said the head of the Save Rajarhat Land Committee, Mr Oli Mohammad Malik.