New Delhi: Tata Motors Ltd issued a press statement on Monday stating the outcome of the discussions lacked clarity and would, hence, keep the Singur plant shut.
In a strongly-worded statement, Tata Motors emphasised that it is "distressed at the limited clarity on the outcome of the discussions between the state government and the representatives of the agitators in Singur".
"In view of the same, Tata Motors is obliged to continue the suspension of construction and commissioning work at the Nano Plant," it added.
“We will review our stated position only if we are satisfied that the viability of the project is not being impinged, the integral nature of the mother plant and our ancillary units are being maintained and all stakeholders are committed to develop a long term congenial environment for smooth operations of the plant in Singur,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress Spokesperson Dinesh Trivedi told CNN-IBN, “The suspension of work by Tata is not because of Trinamool. It is an internal problem of the Tatas.”
The employees of the Tata Motors company failed to show up for work on Monday morning, a day after farmers called off their 15-day strike to demand a part of the land acquired for the project back from the government.
No employee of Tata Motors or its contractors entered the factory in Singur despite the success of the talks mediated by West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, and an overwhelming support from affected farmers.
The agitation since August 24 had led Tata Motors to suspend work at the factory to produce the world's cheapest car, priced at Rs 1,00,000.
The agreement, reached after talks between West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, calls for a committee to look into the demands of affected farmers.
A section of the farmers – who owned some 400 acres out of the 997.11 acres acquired for the project, and ancillary units – wanted the same to be returned, saying it was forcibly acquired.
The committee will have to give its report in seven days.
Till then, while work at Tata Motors factory can resume, the construction of the ancillary units around it will be on hold, said Gandhi.
Meanwhile, a jubilant Banerjee on Sunday had said, "This is a great victory for all those who have been agitating for close to two-and-a-half years. As the government has decided to provide land to the unwilling farmers, it is a big outcome of the dialogue.”
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