Singur Tata Motors' Nano plant controversy remains key focus in Hooghly election chatter

Sixteen years post an anti-land acquisition movement that forced the Tata Nano car plant out of Singur, the issue of industrialization remains central in the Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency. Two film celebrities, running for TMC and BJP, vow to rejuvenate industry in the region. Hooghly district, encompassing the Singur area, gained national attention in 2006-2007 during the anti-land acquisition movement against the former Left Front government.