as we speak (or blog) the singur mess continues.

couple of weeks back brinda karat, the cpi(m) politburo member who is very vocal on tribal, farmers, dam displacement kind of crucial issues wrote a very interesting article titled "Singur: just the facts, please"

joya mitra gave a very well written rejoinder in the next issue of downtoearth magazine, the #1 environmental+people magazine, probably in the world.

from joya's rejoinder looks like brinda karat is also trying to mislead the public.

industries are vital. industries that do not pollute the environment, industries that do not drive the maniac profit juggernaut, industries that works with local communities on the issues vis-a-vis the industry and the community, industries that use sustainable and efficient use of energy, industries that respect farmers land are all vital.

but from tata's singur fiasco, it looks like tata is not that industry.