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Mamata Banerjee hits out at Leftists

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee hailed the good showing of Trinamool Congress in civic polls in Darjeeling district as victory over state-sponsored terrorism.
In the 47-member district council, the Trinamool Congress and the Congress combine bagged 15 seats each. The Left Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxists) won 17 seats.
“I think this is a [...]

Maoists incite Lalgarh villagers to protest against deployment of security forces

Maoists provoked Lalgarh villagers to protest against the deployment of security forces since they reclaimed the Maoist held ”liberated zone.”
The Maoists were evicted from the trouble-torn Lalgarh region at June 20 after an almost week-long joint operation by the State and Centre’’s elite security forces.
But the villagers have continued protests since, demanding the security [...]

Mamata, Union Cabinet at loggerheads over land acquisition bill

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is understood to have raised serious objections to a bill relating to land acquisition for industrialisation and rehabilitation of the land losers in a Cabinet meeting held on Thursday evening.
The Union Cabinet reportedly discussed the amendments to the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill 2007 and the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill for [...]