Bengal, 2006-07: Projects backed by the Bengal government run into resistance by landlosers, sparking violence, police intervention, gunshots and deaths. Bengal, 2017: A development project backed by the Bengal government runs into resistance by landlosers, sparking violence, police intervention, gunshots and deaths. In Singur and Nandigram, the "outsiders", according to the land protesters led by Trinamul, had been the CPM's " harmad bahini (army of mercenaries)". Rezzak and Trinamul veteran Mukul Roy were prevented from entering Bhangar by land protesters yesterday. "We have been protesting forcible land acquisition here since 2013.

Source: The Telegraph January 18, 2017 22:04 UTC