Click to play videoNandigram (West Bengal): Even while West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee plans the road ahead, the people of Nandigram continue to live in camps and in fear of displacement.
For instance, a waiter in a hotel in Haldia, Lalmohan Pramanik, lives 50 kilometre away in Nandigram. Until a couple of months ago, he used to commute from home everyday but now he doesn't dare to go to his family.
"I can't go home because of the unrest there. I'm the sole bread earner in my family and if I get killed my family will be in deep trouble," he says.
There were obvious signs of people of Nandigram planning an upheaval, but the police chose to ignore them till January 3.
And now even by engaging all political parties in peace talks, the administration can't make headway.
The last round of negotiations failed because farmers felt that the administration wouldn't go half way, so repair of roads and bridges has been pushed back by a few more days.
"We have lost faith in the Police and the administration because we are being attacked by CPI-M cadres in police uniform. It's for them that so many peasants have lost their lives," said a resident of the village, Sheikh Farooq Abdullah.
Such is the threat perception that a makeshift public announcement system is being set up to warn villagers of a possible police entry.
And though the Chief Minister has admitted to an administrative blunder in Nandigram and put land acquisition there on hold, farmers are not yet sure about the government's intentions.
Thanks to the failed talks at the all-party meeting, restoration of civic infrastructure still remains a far cry in Nandigram.
With villagers constantly living in the fear of losing their lives, the Chief Minister needs to do much more than give out assurances of tearing up notices to restore some faith among the peasants in Nandigram.
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