“Tata Motors hopes that these initiatives will evoke a positive response from the residents of Singur and that all stakeholders will contribute to create a congenial environment conducive to the long-term sustained operations of an industrial enterprise,” the statement added.

On September 12, Bhattacharjee proposed fresh initiatives for Singur, including a fresh rehab package for the affected farmers. The proposal stated that 70 acres of land would be returned from within the project area, all land losers both willing and unwilling get an extra 50 per cent of the compensation price, 300 days wage for unrecorded bargadars and wage labourers, government jobs to each of the land loser family with in a year, community development by way of setting up schools, roads, hospitals in villages surrounding the project area and other benefits. The offer was rejected by Mamata Banerjee after talks with the Chief Minister.

On Sunday, the Krishijomi Rakka Committee held a rally at Beraberi which was addressed by Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy and TMC MLA from Singur Rabindranath Bhattacharya. “This package is nothing. This is not something we have been agitating for the past three years,” Bhattacharya told The Indian Express.