The Nano Solution is here

A few days ago I had written about Mamata Bannerjee and Buddhadeb sitting down at Raj Bhawan with the Governer, Gopal Krishna Gandhi and trying to find a way forward. It is being reported now that there is indeed a solution to this mess, with the government willing to return around 200 acres to the 'disgruntled farmers' and Mamata Bannerjee calling off her 'agitation.'

Like most other people, I am awaiting the details, but I think I can be reasonably assured that we will probably be withheld the dirt and muck thrown around in that conference room. Both the parties involved must have traded a lot of changes, and also stated a lot of true facts about each other's motives and aims, but we will probably end up hearing a cleaned up version of how everybody wanted to get along and did it for the greater good of the glorious state of West Bengal.

Somehow I am not able to digest the lack of Tata's role in this whole faceoff, other than the threat to move out. Given that they are the biggest company in the country, surely they must be party to the meeting, but I am really surprised that Ratan Tata gave his threat and eventually flew to the US on a business trip, leaving one of his deputies, Ravi Kant, in charge of affairs.

IBNLive.com is reporting the solution to the dispute, and I quote...

The West Bengal government and the Trinamool Congress have reached a consensus on resolving the land dispute. Sources tell CNN-IBN a new compensation package has been worked out according to which the government is likely to return around 200 acres of land in and around the factory to “unwilling farmers”. A committee will be set up to look into the land dispute.

Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, who leads protests against the car factory, will call off her agitation in 24 hours as part of the deal with the government, sources say.

CPI leader D Raja told CNN-IBN the West Bengal government had offered a “meaningful dialogue” to solve the dispute. “This is a lesson for not only for West Bengal government but for all governments. When land is acquired for a project, consensus has to be arrived at. You have to win the confidence of people and of political parties,” he said.

There, we can see CPI ass D Raja giving us a totally meaningless and pointless statement that yes, when we acquire land, we must ensure that a consensus has to be arrived at. I am sure I've heard it from every politician's mouth who has been burnt by their overzealous taking over of land for a friendly corporation.

I had posted earlier that most probably Tata's threat to move out will bring the netas to realize they've probably gone too far, and it has happened. What I am really curious to find out now, is how long will the people of West Bengal, and particularly the people of the affected areas, remember what has just transpired and when the election comes and vote with some sense. For all I know, both the parties will spin this issue into their moral victories. Mamata will go to town how she brought the big bad Tata to their feet and finally got land back for the dispossed farmer. The Commies will go to town talking about the lengths they will go to, to protect and invite industry into the state. You know, I can see this all play itself out in the coming months, and I am pretty sure that the common man, glad to finally be back on track, will probably forget about this all, blame it on his/her kismat and move on.