New Delhi: The Nandigram issue, which has seen CPI(M) coming under fire, is expected to rock Parliament when its brief winter session resumes tomorrow after a three-day break.

Main opposition BJP has already moved a motion in Rajya Sabha for a debate on Nandigram on Monday, alleging the violence-hit area of West Bengal had been converted into a "war zone by state agencies and CPI(M) cadres".

The notice for the adjournment motion was sent by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi to the Rajya Sabha Secretary General.

The motion seeks suspension of the Question Hour on Monday to allow discussion on the Nandigram issue.

Giving the notice, Joshi said a "serious situation" had arisen in Nandigram due to "barbaric atrocities perpetrated on women farmers and other weaker sections of the society". He also alleged Nandigram had been converted into a "war zone by state agencies, including the CPI(M) cadres of West Bengal".

The saffron party is keen for a debate on Nandigram to corner CPI(M) and the UPA government.

Refusing to accept that the matter was a state subject, the party argues that it can be debated in Parliament like 2002 post-Gordhra riots in Gujarat, saying,  Nandigram is not a state issue exclusively as it pertains to acquisition of land for Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which is a central subject.

Source : PTI