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Occupy Singur on lines of Occupy Wall
street: CPI-M legislator
Sunday June 24, 2012 09:00:08 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata: With the
Calcutta High Court striking down the law undoing the Singur land
acquisition, CPI-M lawmaker Abdur Rezzak Mollah Sunday said he
wants to organise an "Occupy Singur" movement on the lines of
"Occupy Wall Street" for the benefit of the unwilling farmers of
the rural belt.
"Yes, I am planning to launch "Occupy Singur" movement. It will be
on the lines of the "Occupy Wall Street movement" that shook the
entire world last year. Though the circumstances of the cases are
totally different, the flavour of the movement will be same,"
Mollah told IANS.
The veteran Communist, who was land reforms minister during the
Left regime, is known as a loose cannon in political circles for
his repeated out-of-turn remarks against a section of the party
leadership, especially former chief minister Buddhadeb
Bhattacharjee and former industries minister Nirupam Sen.
During his tenure as land reforms minister, Mollah had openly
protested against the procedure of land acquisition in the Singur
area of Hooghly district for the car plant.
On the "Occupy Singur" movement, he said the agitation will
benefit the unwilling farmers of Singur who have received nothing
and are leading a tough life after losing all means of livelihood.
"My movement is aimed at providing the unwilling farmers with a
livelihood. We want that till the matter is resolved legally - as
the state government is planning to go to the Supreme Court -
either the unwilling farmers be allowed to cultivate their land
inside the factory premises or they be provided with alternative
fertile plot outside the plant area by the state government. This
should be done so that they can at least feed their families,"
said Mollah.
Lashing out at the state government, Mollah said it is pretending
to stand by the farmers.
"The state government is saying they will stand by the farmers.
But the fact is the farmers are dying there. How long will they
fight poverty and hunger? They should be provided with the means
of living," he said.
The veteran communist also said he wants the Left, and democratic
forces tocome out in support of the movement.
Delivering a jolt to Singur's unwilling farmers, who had opposed
land acquisition for Tata Motors' Nano project in 2006, the
Calcutta High Court Friday struck down as unconstitutional the
Singur Singur Lan dRehabilitation and Development Act, 2011, which
scrapped the land lease given to the automobile giant by the
erstwhile Left Front regime.
The Occupy Wall Street campaign that began Sep 17 last year saw
demonstrators camping out in New York's financial district
protesting against income inequality, corporate greed and the
power of financial institutions.
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