PM: Restore people’s faith

The lips are sealed in a terror-stricken Nandigram. On Tuesday. - Rajib De

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Bengal urged to remedy nandigram situation Press Trust of India ON BOARD PM’S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT, Nov. 20 In a stern message, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today asked the West Bengal government to take note of the “spontaneous outpouring” of grief and anguish over Nandigram incidents and undertake “necessary steps” to restore confidence of the people through effective deployment of security forces. In his first public comment on the issue, Dr Singh described the developments in Nandigram as “unfortunate”. It was unusual for the Prime Minister in the midst of a free-wheeling Press conference on board his special aircraft to read out a brief prepared statement when asked about his assessment of the trouble-torn area. “The events in Nandigram are unfortunate. I condole the loss of lives and regret the destruction of property,” he said. “I sincerely hope the state government will be able to take necessary steps to restore confidence in the people through effective deployment of security forces,” Dr Singh said. “It is the duty of the state government to ensure that all sections of the population, regardless of their political views and affiliations, are entitled to and do receive protection of law enforcement authorities,” he said. “I understand this spontaneous outpouring of grief and anguish over the issue as expressed by artistes and intellectuals in Kolkata. I hope the state government will take note of this,” Dr Singh said. The Prime Minister said he had asked home minister Mr Shivraj Patil to be in touch with Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on the issue. Asked whether the Nandigram issue would be taken up for discussion in Parliament, he said the presiding officers of both Houses were engaged in the exercise of whether there should be a debate or not. “I would not like to comment while I am out of the country,” he said.

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