Most controversial women politicians in India

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 30 June 2011, 00:38 IST   |    38 Comments
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Mamata Banerjee
She is one of the most dynamic women politicians India has produced. She definitely knows how to stay on news. She came in controversy for openly supporting Maoists and the Left, BJP joined hands in the Rajya Sabha to slam Trinamool Congress chief for her controversial remarks on the killing of Maoist leader Azad. She however stuck to her controversial remarks on Maoist leader Azad's 'murder' and said she was proud of her stand. On 20 October 2005, she protested against the forceful land acquisition and the atrocities on local farmers in the name of industrial development policy of the Buddhadev Bhattacharya government in West Bengal. Benny Santoso, CEO of the Indonesia-based Salim Group had pledged a large investment to West Bengal, and the West Bengal government had given him farmland in Howrah, sparking protest. Despite soaking rain, Mamata and other Trinamool Congress members stood in front of the Taj Hotel where Santoso had arrived, shut out by the police. Later, she and supporters followed Santoso's convoy. A planned "black flag" protest was avoided, when the government had Santoso arrive 3 hours ahead of schedule. She has grabbed headlines for her strong opposition against deloying singur land to Tata's. In November 2006, Mamata Banerjee was forcibly stopped on her way to Singur for a rally against a proposed Tata Motors car project. Mamata reached the West Bengal assembly and protested at the venue. However the Singur issue has been pulled to court where the Supreme Court held that the land will be stayed with the government unless final verdict is announced.