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Suvendu Adhikari pays tribute to Nandigram violence martyrs (Img: X)
Nandigram: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday paid tribute to the victims of the 2007 Nandigram violence. Marking its 19th anniversary, he reiterated his government's promise to reopen cases against those allegedly responsible.
In a post on X, CM Adhikari recalled the bloodshed and terror that shook Nandigram on November 10, 2007, saying the memories remain fresh in the minds of people across West Bengal.
"On November 10, 2007, Nandigram was drenched in blood. All of West Bengal and the entire world were horrified by the bloodshed, terror, and horror they witnessed that day. That memory remains vivid in the minds of all West Bengalis to this day," he wrote on X.
২০০৭ সালের ১০ই নভেম্বর, আজকের দিনেই রক্তাক্ত হয়েছিল নন্দীগ্রাম। সমগ্র পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সহ গোটা বিশ্ব সেই রক্তাক্ত বিভীষিকাময় হাড় হিম করা সন্ত্রাস দেখে শিহরিত হয়েছিল। সেই স্মৃতি আজও সমগ্র পশ্চিমবঙ্গবাসীর মনে অমলিন।
আজ নন্দীগ্রামে সেই রক্তাক্ত সূর্যোদয়ের ১৯তম বর্ষপূর্তিতে নন্দীগ্রামের ভূমি রক্ষা আন্দোলনের শহীদদের স্মরণে গোকুলনগর করপল্লী শহীদ বেদীতে অমর শহীদদের উদ্দেশ্যে মাল্যদান করে শ্রদ্ধা জ্ঞাপন করলাম।
নন্দীগ্রামের শহীদদের আত্মত্যাগ ও তাঁদের স্মৃতি চিরকাল আমাদের হৃদয়ে অমর হয়ে থাকবে।জয় জয় নন্দীগ্রাম 🙏
— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) November 10, 2026
West Bengal CM also said that he had visited the martyrs' memorial at Gokulnagar Karapalli and laid a wreath to honour those who lost their lives during the land protection movement.
CM Adhikari laid a wreath to honour the victims of the land protection movement (Img: X)
"The sacrifices of Nandigram’s martyrs and their memory will forever remain immortal in our hearts," he said.
The chief minister has also promised fresh FIRs and reopening of cases against former CPI(M) leaders allegedly involved in the violence, claiming that the earlier CID investigation did not lead to a complete judicial process.
The Nandigram violence on November 10, 2007, changed the political landscape in West Bengal. Described as 'Operation Suryodaya', the prolonged agitation was against land acquisition in Nandigram, East Medinipur district. The movement was led by the Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) and received support from the TMC and other groups.
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The violence became a major turning point in West Bengal politics and contributed to the political mobilisation that ended the Left Front's 34-year rule in 2011.
