Emboldened by Trinamool’s success in the Lok Sabha polls, a local committee to save farmland in Singur that enjoys the support of Mamata Banerjee’s party has drawn up plans to storm the area and take back the 400 acres of land acquired by the state government for the Nano project but which is yet to be returned to the farmers.

The Singur Krishi Jami Raksha Committee (Save Farmland Committee) has firmed up plans to forcibly take back the vacant land and start agricultural activity there afresh. A day earlier, Banerjee had said she would seek the Central government’s help in getting the 400 acres of land returned to its owners.

The Committee, which has called a meeting there on

Tuesday, has warned of a violent agitation if its supporters are stopped from entering the area. “This time, it will be a violent agitation in Singur. We have pleaded with the state government for a long time; it is about time to take back what is ours,” said Becharam Manna, the convenor of the Committee and saha-sabhadhipati of Singur panchayat.

The Committee was scheduled to meet on Monday, but could not due to bad weather.

“People have waited for a long time to get back their land. Now, we can wait no more. There are many vacant plots in the Singur factory area, which is over 400 acres. We will break into the factory site and start planting seeds,” Manna said adding the dates would be worked out in Tuesday’s meeting.

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