As a result the siege of the place has triggered a massive traffic snarl over a sizeable section of South Bengal.
Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacherjee, at the Assocham meeting, rejected the demand of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee to return the 400 acres of farmland to farmers, claiming that the move would virtually amount to scrapping of the project in Bengal. Terming the recent siege at Singur as unfortunate, he claimed that he was in constant touch with the opposition leaders as it was not legally possible to return the land. The indefinite siege that entered third day on Tuesday, has triggered a massive traffic snarl on the Durgapur Expressway, making it difficult for a majority of the workers to turn up at the Nano car factory site. Truckers have approached State Transport Minister Subhas Chakraborty for an urgent solution.

Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee has vowed to spread the siege to other parts of the state to elicit solidarity for the movement. She said her party would be organising various state-level programmes at Singur in the next couple of days.

According to sources, the state government has been facing its litmus test of patience as any sort of violence leading to bloodshed would severely impact the state’s image and have a direct bearing on the Tatas.

“I am not an egoist; we are ready to formulate a package for those farmers affected by the project. I am an optimist and  still believe that Nano will roll out from the Singur plant in October,” a somewhat dejected Bhattacherjee said.