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| India farm clash toll rises to 12 | India farm clash toll rises to 12 |
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| More bodies have been recovered from a village in eastern India where police fired at protesting farmers, raising the death toll to 12. | More bodies have been recovered from a village in eastern India where police fired at protesting farmers, raising the death toll to 12. |
| On Wednesday, the police fired at farmers protesting against government plans to acquire land to set up industry at Nandigram in West Bengal. | On Wednesday, the police fired at farmers protesting against government plans to acquire land to set up industry at Nandigram in West Bengal. |
| More than 50 people have been injured. | More than 50 people have been injured. |
| Protests have gone on despite the state government pledging to move the hub elsewhere. New economic zones are a hugely contentious issue in India. | Protests have gone on despite the state government pledging to move the hub elsewhere. New economic zones are a hugely contentious issue in India. |
| Local residents in Nandigram say many more people have died in the police firing, but there is no confirmation yet by the authorities. | Local residents in Nandigram say many more people have died in the police firing, but there is no confirmation yet by the authorities. |
| Wednesday's police action by the ruling Communist-led state government has been severely criticised by the ruling party's allies, the main opposition Trinamul Congress, and the state governor. | Wednesday's police action by the ruling Communist-led state government has been severely criticised by the ruling party's allies, the main opposition Trinamul Congress, and the state governor. |
| 'Cold horror' | 'Cold horror' |
| Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi said in a statement that the news of police firing had filled him with a "sense of cold horror", and that the police action was perhaps avoidable. | Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi said in a statement that the news of police firing had filled him with a "sense of cold horror", and that the police action was perhaps avoidable. |
| It is not usual for governors, who are constitutional heads of Indian states, to issue such critical statements involving what essentially is their own government. | It is not usual for governors, who are constitutional heads of Indian states, to issue such critical statements involving what essentially is their own government. |
| The death toll at Nandigram rose to 12 after more bodies were recovered from two villages in the area where police opened fire on Wednesday to break up angry mobs of villagers who were pelting them with locally-made bombs and stones. | |
| Since January the villagers at Nandigram have violently opposed the state government's plans to take over nearly 10,000 acres of crop land to set up a special economic zone that would contain a hub of chemical industries to be commissioned by Indonesia's Salim Group. | Since January the villagers at Nandigram have violently opposed the state government's plans to take over nearly 10,000 acres of crop land to set up a special economic zone that would contain a hub of chemical industries to be commissioned by Indonesia's Salim Group. |
| Angry farmers along with political activists, 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 the area during the past two months. | Angry farmers along with political activists, 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 the area during the past two months. |
| 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. |
| In recent weeks chief minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya, who is pushing for Bengal's speedy industrialisation, has said that the project would be shifted elsewhere if the locals did not want it. | In recent weeks chief minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya, who is pushing for Bengal's speedy industrialisation, has said that the project would be shifted elsewhere if the locals did not want it. |
| But he said Nandigram has descended into lawlessness and ordered the police to take control of the area this week. | But he said Nandigram has descended into lawlessness and ordered the police to take control of the area this week. |
| 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. |
| Fierce resistance | Fierce resistance |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| There has been severe criticism of the police firing | There has been severe criticism of the police firing |
| 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
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