Gap between Left, Trinamool Congress narrowing: Buddhadeb

The former chief minister insisted that his government had not forcibly acquired land in Singur, saying “I repeat at Singur the majority had given land on their own.” “Singur has ruined the future of Bengal.

She (Mamata Banerjee) is responsible for all that happened,” Bhattacharjee remarked.

Asked if the police firing at Nandigram had put the then Left regime on the backfoot, Bhattacharya said, “No, Singur and Nandigram were separate issues. In Nandigarm we had not sent the police to occupy the land.”

On Anna Hazare not attending the rally at Ramlila ground in Delhi with TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, he said, “I really don't know. I don't know why he praised her and why he didn't attend.”