Of the farmers who have rejected compensation are many whose land falls in the 645-acre premises of the mother plant and in the 290-acre vendor park. Officials said there was a “disconnect” between the government and Tata Motors with some saying the company was not consulted on the “fine print of the agreement.” Many officials admit the land-for-land deal is a messy one and the government will work hard to push the pension scheme as a substitute.

The Tatas also resented the fact that “people with limited knowledge are taking a call on the project.” This was a reference to the four-member committee formed yesterday. It includes local Trinamool MLA Rabindranath Bhattacharya, and Becharam Manna, a Singur Panchayat member who’s responsible for protests at the site. And Subrata Gupta of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and Neelam Meena, Hooghly DM. They meet tomorrow noon.