West Bengal's Chief Minister Reopens File on Alleged Atrocities in Nandigram

Suvendu Adhikari's government is going to reopen the file of alleged atrocities committed in Nandigram during the communist regimes. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has ordered to register a fresh FIR against the former leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) after two decades of violence in Nandigram. Adhikari told a gathering in Gokulnagar on the 19th anniversary of'Operation Suryodaya'that the investigation into these atrocities could not be carried out properly during the Trinamool Congress regime. The judicial process did not reach a conclusive position due to which those responsible for it could not be punished.'Operation Suryodaya'was launched on 10 November 2007. It was a controversial, highly political and paramilitary-style attack allegedly carried out by CPM activists. The aim was to forcibly regain control of Nandigram, where the then ruling party's political hold was weakened due to the demonstration of the'Land Eviction Resistance Committee'( BUPC) against land-grabbing. The BUPC was supported by Chief Minister Abhay Ghosh and other leaders of the TMC.