She then rolled up her sari to show how she was beaten up by CPI-M loyalists a few days ago.
She did not disclose her name, nor did she allow us to take her photograph. "Didi, they will kill me," she reasoned as her neighbour kept a strict vigil so that no CPI-M loyalist was around to eavesdrop on the conversation.
All these threats and violence by the CPI-M send out a clear signal: They are insecure and scared, as a physician Amiya Kumar Maity (left) of Nandigram puts it.
"These atrocities are not going down well even with hardcore CPI-M activists. The day is not far when we will find the so called CPI-M politicans crossing floors to topple the government. We all are waiting eagerly for that to happen", he said.
Image: Amiya Kumar Maity (left), a resident of Nandigram, says people are scared and insecure.
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