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Singur, Mar 13: A farmer, who committed suicide yesterday after he lost his land to the proposed site for building of the TATA car project in Singur, cremated here today. "About one acre of our farmland comes under the land allotted to the TATA car plant. We are completely dependent on our land. My father even went on a hunger strike for six to seven days. But for quite sometime he was feeling lost and dejected. The other day he broke down talking to me, saying we might not get back our farmland and afterwards he consumed poison," said Joydeb Bag, his son.

Tata Motors started to build its factory in Singur in January to make what the company claims will be the world's cheapest car for 100,000 rupees. But the project, which has become a test case for the Communists, has been mired in trouble with some farmers who say the government took their land against their will.

Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Vijay Krishna today warned the Congress-led UPA Government that contrary to its slogan "Congress ka haath aam admi ke saath", it was actually working against the interests of the poor and the downtrodden. The day was not too far off when people would throw Congress governments out of various States. The poll results in Punjab and Uttaranchal should serve as a warning to the party, he said.

Nandigram today (March 14) witnessed fresh clashes over proposed land acquisition for SEZ, killing three in the violence, when police burst teargas shells at Nandigram