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| 'Eleven die' in India farm clash | 'Eleven die' in India farm clash |
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| At least 11 people have died after police in eastern India fired at farmers protesting at industrial plans. | At least 11 people have died after police in eastern India fired at farmers protesting at industrial plans. |
| Riot police were sent to Nandigram in West Bengal after protests against land being used for a planned chemical hub. | Riot police were sent to Nandigram in West Bengal after protests against land being used for a planned chemical hub. |
| Police confirm two deaths. Doctors say five others died of bullet wounds. Unrest in January claimed six lives. | Police confirm two deaths. Doctors say five others died of bullet wounds. Unrest in January claimed six lives. |
| Protests have gone on despite the state government pledging to move the plant elsewhere. New economic zones are a hugely contentious issue in India. | Protests have gone on despite the state government pledging to move the plant elsewhere. New economic zones are a hugely contentious issue in India. |
| 'Regain control' | 'Regain control' |
| Farmers in Nandigram have fiercely resisted the West Bengal government's plan to acquire farms for a hub for chemical industries by an Indonesian company. | Farmers in Nandigram have fiercely resisted the West Bengal government's plan to acquire farms for a hub for chemical industries by an Indonesian company. |
| Six people, including a policemen, died during protests in the area in January. | Six people, including a policemen, died during protests in the area in January. |
| Earlier this week, the Communist-led state government promised to shift the proposed chemical industry hub out of Nandigram if locals continued to oppose it. | Earlier this week, the Communist-led state government promised to shift the proposed chemical industry hub out of Nandigram if locals continued to oppose it. |
| But Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya said the administration would have to "regain control" over the area and plans to send in riot police were announced. | But Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya said the administration would have to "regain control" over the area and plans to send in riot police were announced. |
| Angry farmers along with political workers, belonging to the state's governing Communist party and the opposition Trinamul Congress, have dug up roads, burnt down wooden bridges and attacked government officials and policemen trying to enter Nandigram during the past two months. | Angry farmers along with political workers, belonging to the state's governing Communist party and the opposition Trinamul Congress, have dug up roads, burnt down wooden bridges and attacked government officials and policemen trying to enter Nandigram during the past two months. |
| The BBC's Subir Bhaumik in Calcutta says it is not clear why Wednesday's clash happened inspite of government assurances to the local farmers about their land. | The BBC's Subir Bhaumik in Calcutta says it is not clear why Wednesday's clash happened inspite of government assurances to the local farmers about their land. |
| On Wednesday morning, nearly 5,000 policemen set out to take control in Nandigram when protesting farmers prevented government and the police from entering the area. | On Wednesday morning, nearly 5,000 policemen set out to take control in Nandigram when protesting farmers prevented government and the police from entering the area. |
| Police officials say they ran into fierce resistance from thousands of farmers, both men and women, at the village of Bankaberia. | Police officials say they ran into fierce resistance from thousands of farmers, both men and women, at the village of Bankaberia. |
| 'Lawlessness' | 'Lawlessness' |
| Senior West Bengal official Prasad Ranjan Roy said the police fired tear gas shells to break up the protests, and then fired and charged through the protesting crowd when they came under attack. | Senior West Bengal official Prasad Ranjan Roy said the police fired tear gas shells to break up the protests, and then fired and charged through the protesting crowd when they came under attack. |
| Villagers have dug up roads in the area to keep out the government | Villagers have dug up roads in the area to keep out the government |
| "Nandigram has descended into lawlessness and no government can simply be inactive," he said. | "Nandigram has descended into lawlessness and no government can simply be inactive," he said. |
| Eyewitnesses say the local hospital is teeming with injured persons, many of them with bullet wounds. | Eyewitnesses say the local hospital is teeming with injured persons, many of them with bullet wounds. |
| The Trinamul Congress has called for a statewide strike on Friday to protest against the police firing. | The Trinamul Congress has called for a statewide strike on Friday to protest against the police firing. |
| Two allies of the Communist party have said the police action was "most unfortunate". | Two allies of the Communist party have said the police action was "most unfortunate". |
| The issue of farm land acquisition has generated much emotion in West Bengal in the past few months. | The issue of farm land acquisition has generated much emotion in West Bengal in the past few months. |
| The government's move to allot 1,000 acres of land to industrial giant, Tata Motors, to build a car factory in the Singur area in Hooghly district generated widespread protests. | The government's move to allot 1,000 acres of land to industrial giant, Tata Motors, to build a car factory in the Singur area in Hooghly district generated widespread protests. |
| State governments in India are acquiring large tracts of land to set up special economic zones (SEZs) to push up employment and earnings. | State governments in India are acquiring large tracts of land to set up special economic zones (SEZs) to push up employment and earnings. |
| The federal government reckons that SEZs will bring in $13.5bn in investment and create 890,000 jobs by 2009 if the ambitious plan is allowed to proceed. | The federal government reckons that SEZs will bring in $13.5bn in investment and create 890,000 jobs by 2009 if the ambitious plan is allowed to proceed. |
Are | Critics say this is destined to become the biggest land grab in post-colonial India, given the lack of transparency and rampant corruption in government. Do you have relatives or friends who are affected by industrialisation in West Bengal? Use the form below to send us your experiences and reaction: |
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