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Nandigram Exclusive: 'Wanted to speak to Didi for 1 minute,' Is Mamata's rise and fall in Nandigram?
- •BJP candidate Hasirani Rath claims Mamata Banerjee's political rise began in Nandigram and her fall will also be there.
- •Former colleague Abu Taher states that despite Nandigram being the foundation of Mamata's rise, there are now no people to hold her party's flag.
- •News18 team found the Trinamool office in Nandigram deserted; an elderly man named Sukumar, involved in the 2007 movement, approached them.
- •Sukumar alleged the party distanced itself from old workers and he never got a chance to speak with Mamata Banerjee.
- •No 'Joraful' symbol or pictures of Mamata Banerjee were visible in Nandigram, once synonymous with her and the Trinamool Congress.
Key Questions Answered
Old workers and supporters feel that the party has distanced itself from them over time and gave more importance to new leaders, even though they stood by Mamata Banerjee during the 2007 movement and suffered heavy personal losses like martyrdom in their families. Furthermore, local foot soldiers mostly turned their backs after Subhendu Babu left, contributing to a major crisis and lack of party presence.
The Nandigram land movement served as a key foundational pillar that weakened the political base and foundations of Left Front rule, ultimately bringing Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress to power.
The local party office in Nandigram is deserted with locked doors, silent alleys, and a complete absence of workers or any trace of the Joraful (Twin Flowers) symbol and pictures of Mamata Banerjee, reflecting a severe organizational collapse.
