A sixteen member delegation of CPI (M-L)-New Democracy led by party central leader Com. Sushanta Jha visited Nandigram on 21st March, 2007. The delegation included central leaders of the Party Com. Paltu Sen of West Bengal, Com. Y. S. Rao of Orissa, Com. G. Diwakar of Andhra Pradesh besides leaders like Com. Nirbhay Singh of Punjab, Com. Hiralal of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal State Secretary Com. Pradeep Singh Thakur and others. The team visited Nandigram area via Tekhali, Gokul Nagar, Adhikari Para, Sonachura, Bhangabera etc. They met and talked with the people of different strata, visited different spots where firing and police atrocities occurred. They attended a public meeting of several thousand people at Sonachura organized by Bhumi Uchhed Birodhi committee where Com. Paltu Sen and Com. G. Diwakar addressed the meeting on behalf of CPI (M-L)- New Democracy.

People’s anger has re-ignited the fight back in Singur against forcible land acquisition by CPM led Govt. It is also exposing the CPM’s double speak on a variety of issues related to acquisition by Govt. of agricultural land to hand over to corporates and MNCs. These clearly substantiate that revisionists go all out to serve the ruling classes.

On the one hand Supreme Court, Central Govt. and Delhi Govt. both foxed and repressed the movement against ceiling of shopkeepers of Delhi to bring it under control. On the other, Wal Mart and Bharti announced a tie up by which this American retail giant would enter Indian markets. In a final irony, the date chosen for this is 15th August 2007. On the heels of this, came news that the British retail giant Tesco was also on the look out for an Indian partner in order to enter India’s markets. Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance has already announced it will be opening ‘chain stores’ to enter the retail sector, and now Birla has also announced its entry.