Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee yesterday (Jan 28, 2007) accused the West Bengal government of having 'double standards', saying it was enforcing prohibitory orders on common people at Singur in Hooghly district while helping the Tatas go ahead with the work for setting up their small car factory there.

"Everyone is equal before the law. Then why is it that commoners are not being allowed to enter Singur through enforcement orders under section 144 CrPC," she said.

"While there is one law for the common people why then there should be a separate provision for the Tatas," she said

"We are opposed to setting up industries on fertile agricultural land. Let the industries come up on non-agricultural land," she said.

 She said 'provocative' statements of the ruling party leaders and the role of the 'callous' administration had created the impasse at Nandigram in East Midnapur district where the opposition parties are protesting, vowing to oppose any move for acquisition of farmland for the proposed SEZ of Indonesian business house Salim Group.

"Similarly, the government attitude is responsible for the present situation at Singur," she said.

Banerjee was reacting to the clashes between Trinamool supporters and the police near Singur yesterday during a demonstration to protest the start of work on the Tatas' small car project.