After coming to power, one of Banerjee's principal tasks was to return the land to the Singur land owners, as was her promise in the election manifesto. However, because of the legal battle the chief minister could not keep her word. A makeshift structure was set up bearing paddy saplings, which was symptomatic of the 997 acres of land yielding multi-crop, prior to Tata Motors taking over the land. "I give you a month's time, if you are prepared, tell me," she appealed to Tata Motors. The chief minister through the media asked Tata Motors to take the Supreme Court verdict sportingly.

Source: India Today September 14, 2016 14:48 UTC