"People will frame laws if the court verdict goes against us in the Singur case. Hope the problem will be settled by January," the MoS, Agriculture, Becharam Manna, however, told people gathered to observe "Singur Divas" at Beraberi market in Singur.
On August 24 this year, The Supreme Court had stayed a Calcutta High Court judgement that struck down the Singur Land Act under which the West Bengal government was supposed to reclaim 400 acres of land earlier given to Tata Motors.
The Supreme Court had issued a notice to Tata Motors seeking its response within four weeks on the Mamata Banerjee-led government's petition challenging that order.
The top court said the suspension of the verdict would continue till further orders.
On this day in 2006, the police made a lathicharge on agitating villagers and burst tear gas shells and to mark that day the "Singur Divas" is observed every year.
The minister asked the people to beware of media men who, he alleged, were spreading wrong information as also unwanted 'elements' referring to the detainment of six CPI(ML) Liberation workers from Bajeberia village in Singur by the police today.
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The detained were released later in the evening, the police said.
He assured the villagers that the supply of rice and monthly dole-ot of money would be regularised by January.