Singur (WB): Police today(Feb 7, 2007) fired tear gas shells to chase awayactivists of Trinamool Congress-led Krishi Jami Raksha Committee (Save FarmlandCommittee) who entered the fenced off area at the Tata Motors small car projectsite and uprooted 14 fencing posts.

Around 100 people of the Committee entered the fenced off area at Bajemelia inSingur bloc early this morning to uproot the posts. Policemen immediatelylaunched into action firing tear gas shells to drive away the disruptors.

No arrest has been made in this connection, Sub- Divisional Police OfficerKalyan Mukherjee said adding police fired 14 tear gas shells.

A huge police force has been deployed at Chanditola, roughly 10 km from here,in view of today's scheduled march to Singur by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hindopposing land take-over for setting up industry.