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| Nandigram violence kills 14 |
| On Wednesday, once again violence erupted in Nandigram and at least 14 people have died in clashes between police and protesters
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| INDIA
, 14-March-2007
10:16:25 AM |
| The trouble started when a 5000-strong police force tried to break the Nandigram blockade. However, they were confronted by a mob which began hurling bricks on them.
The police resorted with teargas and a mild lathicharge and then rubber bullets. But when the villagers started shooting with pipe guns, the police opened fire.
Mamata Banerjee, of course, is not buying the police version of events. She has called a 12-hour bandh on Friday to protest what she calls a government-sponsored blood-bath.
The Congress has backed the bandh call and even echoed her demand for President's Rule in the state.
In fact, even the ruling Left Front is taken aback by the scale of the violence, and the CPI-M's partners, including the RSP and Forward Bloc have demanded an emergency meeting which has now been scheduled for 6 pm (IST) on Thursday.
The March 16 bandh has forced the government to reschedule the state board's higher secondary exams due to begin on Friday.
Friday's exam will now be held on April 18 and the higher secondary exams will commence on March 19.
Meanwhile, the chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has said that he will update the State Assembly on the Nandigram violence on Thursday.
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