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Peasant movement at Singur, West Bengal
Singur lies just outside Kolkata, in West Bengal. A controversy has been raging there for quite some time
Singur farmers
regarding the acquisition of agricultural land for the construction of an automobile factory. Many farmers have protested in whatever way they can against the loss of fertile land. Social activists including Medha Patkar and political parties also have joined the struggle of the farmers who will soon be displaced.
NEW: Public statement by Amnesty International on police violence
NEW: Video of Medha Patkar speaking on the Singur issue
NEW: Photo-essay on Singur by PANAP

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