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At least 10 people were killed when armed CPM supporters from Khejuri moved in to regain control over eight villages in Nandigram, chasing away Trinamul Congress-led Bhumi Uchchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) members who had wrested the villages from them months ago.

The battle in which both sides appeared armed to the teeth began on Monday night. As bullets flew, there were a series of blasts, allegedly triggered by Maoists, at three places — Bhangabera, Satengabari and Ranichak. However, another area of Nandigram, which is called Block I, the mainstay of BUPC, remained invincible. At least 10 people were killed in the crossfire, though the official toll was still being at two until late Tuesday evening.

While there was no official word on the provocation, it appeared that CPM cadres wanted to grab areas wrested from them by the anti-land acquisition activists before central forces, requested for by the West Bengal government, moved in and established status quo.

As the violence flared up in the area, initially triggered months ago when farmers and opposition groups got together to protest land acquisition for an SEZ led by Indonesian conglomerate Salim Group, a team of Trinamul as well as Congress leaders led by Mamata Banerjee met governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi and demanded central intervention in West Bengal under Article 355 of the Constitution.

"Nandigram has turned into a veritable battlefield," admitted state home secretary Prasad Ranjan Ray, following a meeting with chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. "It's very bad. For the last three to four months, the state government's role was to hold discussion to lead to a peaceful end to the problem and cops were asked not to use force. But now it seems all efforts have gone down the drain," Ray said.

And there's no hope from the Centre, at least for now. Bureaucrats informed the CM that the Union home ministry wasn't responding to a plea to send CRPF units. But the request could be acceded to in the coming days. Violence had ebbed soon after Bhattacharjee announced that the Salim Group wouldn't be located in Nandigram, but has revived as political activists got locked in a turf battle ahead of panchayat elections early next year.

In the latest round, the first shots were fired from the Khejuri side around 10.30 pm on Monday. This was followed by an assault at Kadirabadchar, Bhangabera, Simulkundu, Tekhali Bridge, Chandimata Mandir, Brindavanchowk, Satengabari, Daudpur, Akandabari and Sultanpur. The attacks from all points started at the same time which points to the fact that they were well-planned.

There was a huge explosion on the Khejuri side around 11.30 am and two CPM supporters were killed allegedly in a land mine blast. While the BUPC members managed to stave off attacks in some places, villagers from elsewhere started fleeing their homes. By 4.30 am on Tuesday, the situation spun out of control. CPM workers were already well entrenched in Sonachura, Akandabari, Satengabari, Ranichak. Some houses were looted.

News of injuries started coming in thick and fast since late morning. Kalipada Sheet, a 28-year-old resident of Kadirabadchar, was hit by a bullet in the arm at Gokulnagar. He had left home and taken shelter in Gokulnagar since violence erupted.

10 killed as armed CPM men enter Nandigram villages-India-The Times of India

Blademaster

Adux, do you wanna tell me why the PM and Sonia Gandhi should not be investigated for "failure to protect the innocents" in the samy way you so instigate Modi?

Ray

Because of the support required.

Not that the burning of the train and the aftermath does not require the truth to comeo ut!

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wajahat

muslims are the real victims of the CPM's terror in nandigram in particular & W.B in general

Adux

Did Vajpayee and Advani get investigated for Gujarat and Godhra?

So, That would be Buddadeb Battacharya and his chain of command

And oh, Apples and Oranges.

Adux

Read Up.

Tronic

Care to explain how?

Here are the muslim victims of the CPM right?:

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Adux

Actually he is right,

The way communist are dividing muslims from the mainstream indian community can and will only harm the muslim community in the future.

Tronic

Communists, like the other parties, are dividing wherever they see a vote bank forming, and their backbone has been in diving the lower caste/ SCs from the main stream, Muslims are just an addition to that policy, it harms India as a country, not just muslims or SCs as a group.

Adux

Its stupid to believe the vote bank politics is happening only in the lower caste, muslims spectrum. It is happening in the whole spectrum of Indian populace. Wether it is the BJP, Congress or Communist, All I see is divisive politics.

Tronic

Totally agree, though point was, Muslims alone aren't the victims, India as a country is the victim of this divisive and dirty politics.

WhamBam

But isn't it the CPM which is allowing WB to get filled up with Bangladeshis in the hopes of making them their pet vote bank without regard to national interests.

The same story in Assam where Bangladeshis are now 40% of the population and openly indulging in terrorism but no one dare throw them back. Funny part is every one of them will claim to be a West Bengali Muslim when asked. In Delhi most of the household maids are now Bangladeshi Muslims with Hindu names.

Adux

The communist, the Kangress, the muslims and lower caster are all at fault and are traitors. But, higher caste brahmin folks, testament to a good nationalistic Indian.yay!!

The center is supposed to stop border incursions not the state.

WhamBam

Oh my GOD!!! Where did caste and Brahmins get into this? We are just talking politics here and yes Kangress is equally (or in fact more) responsible for this mess. And no, I am not a Brahmin and hold no brief for them. Though it is very surprising to see you harp on caste repeatedly. I have hardly seen caste feelings in my life in my professional and personal life and I have lived in many cities in North, South and West parts of India. The educated Indians have nothing to do with caste and I request you to please not raise this issue with me as I am not competent to answer such questions being not a casteist myself.

It does seem you have experienced this first hand but I assure you I had nothing to do with that.

Communists have had influence with the center for long. Also, nobody is absolving Kangress of their folly. The point I made is that CPM supports this illegal immigration for vote bank politics.

Adux

The blank cheque most people write on this forum for ultra-rightist Hindu upper-caste communal forces are appalling, forgive my clear disgust for it.

The communist had influence in the center other than in UPA term. You sure? The BJP was there for 5 years, Why didnt they do anything?
When did the communist win 60 seats before this term!!
The Whole bloody country supports vote-bank politics!! We have bastards for politicans. And oh, solving illegal migration is not that easy. The communist dont need the muslims to win in West bengal.