West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari praises late Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari praised his predecessor, the late Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, describing him as “a good man in a bad party.” Speaking at a Martyrs’ Day program in East Midnapore, Adhikari reflected on the 2007 Nandigram movement, which involved violent clashes between CPI(M) activists and the Trinamool Congress-led Land Eviction Prevention Committee.

The 2007 unrest was triggered by proposed land acquisitions in Nandigram for a chemical hub project under Bhattacharjee’s administration. Adhikari noted that while Bhattacharjee was personally honest and a good person, his political party was bad.

Adhikari also mentioned his cordial relationship with Bhattacharjee’s widow, Mira Bhattacharjee, and addressed veteran CPI(M) leader Biman Bose, reiterating his long-standing commitment to promises made during the Nandigram movement nineteen years ago.