West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday paid tributes to the agitators who were killed in police firing in Nandigram in 2007, and said she has chosen to fight “anti-Bengal forces” in the constituency as a mark of respect to them. Banerjee is pitted against her former aide and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari from the seat in the upcoming Assembly elections.
“On this day, in 2007, innocent villagers were killed in firing at Nandigram,” she wrote on Twitter. “Many bodies could not be found. It was a dark chapter in the history of the state. Heartfelt tribute to all those who lost their lives.”
The chief minister said she felt honoured to be given the opportunity to contest elections from such a “historic place”. “It is my great honour to be here and work along with members of shaheed [martyrs] families against anti-Bengal forces,” she added.
The Trinamool Congress observes March 14 as “Nandigram Divas” to pay respect to the…