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Ex CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya had offered about ₹2.8 lakh per Bigha in 2006 to Singur farmers in exchange of their land to set up the Nano factory. But a bunch of pseudo-intellectuals & liberals denounced the project & the package.(1/n) #SingurNabannaMarch #SingurWantsIndustry
A few of these individuals & activists subsequently became Rajya Sabha MPs, MLAs and Ministers in TMC & BJP. While some pseudo-intellectuals became VCs & economic advisers to @MamataOfficial. (2/n) #SingurNabannaMarch #SingurWantsIndustry
Today, after 13 years and despite about 150% increase in the general price level, land in Singur sells for ₹2-3 lakh per bigha. Neither cars nor crops come out of Singur any more. (3/n) #SingurNabannaMarch #SingurWantsIndustry
