Nandigram is a rural area in Purba Medinipur district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located around 150 km from Kolkata, on the south bank of the Haldi River, opposite the industrial city of Haldia. Recently, Nandigram has witnessed protests against the setting up of an SEZ, leading to clashes between protesters and police which have left a number of people dead and accusations of police brutality and Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), insurgency from same side.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Social Activist Medha Patkar shouts slogans at a protest against the police firing and the death of farmers in Nandigram in New Delhi on March 15, 200
