West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's bid to resolve the Singur tangle failed on Friday when his offer of 70 acres within Tata Motors project to 'unwilling' farmers and compensation to those whose land fell outside was rejected outright by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee at a face-to-face meeting with him.
After the 75-minute meeting with Bhattacharjee, Banerjee told reporters that the Chief Minister offered to give back only 70 acres inside the project site to land losers at Singur and monetary compensation to those whose land fell outside.
"It was clearly mentioned in the agreement at the Raj Bhavan talks on September 7 that maximum land will be made available to farmers inside the project area but it was intimated tonight that not land but monetary compensation will be given, to which we did not agree," she said.
The meeting between the two leaders came after a meeting of the four-member committee tasked with identifying modalities of returning the land to farmers who did not get any compensation.
The committee comprises two representatives each of the government and Trinamool Congress.
"Our two committee members have identified 300 acres of land inside the project and the area earmarked for the ancilliary units," she said.
"How the government will implement, it is their concern. We want the government to implement in letter and spirit the agreement reached on Sunday in the presence of the Governor where it was agreed that maximum land would be provided inside the project and the rest outside," Banerjee said.
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