“Remembering the martyrs of Nandigram on the 10th anniversary of the shameful event.
We are committed to protect our farmers,” Banerjee said in a tweet.
“To mark the occasion we will honour farmers with Krishak Ratna Samman at a function at Nazrul Mancha,” she added.
Nandigrarm epitomised Bengal’s anti-land acquisition movement in the face of the Left Front government’s bid to set up a SEZ developed by the Indonesian Salim group in 2007.
The prolonged agitation led to the ouster of the 34- year old Left regime in Bengal, following violence on March 14, 2007, when 14 villagers were killed and several others were injured in police firing.
PTI