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'''Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee''' ('Committee against Land Evictions') was an organisation in [[West Bengal]], [[India]], formed to oppose the set-up of a [[Special Economic Zone]] (SEZ) in the rural area of [[Nandigram]]. It formed an important role in resisting land-acquisitions in the following [[Nandigram violence]]. BUPC was set up on January 5, 2007, through the merger of three existing anti-SEZ initiatives; Krishak Uchchhed Birodhi O Jonoswartho Roksha Committee (Committee Against Eviction of Peasants and to Save People's Interest', was formed in August 2006 by [[Socialist Unity Centre of India]] (SUCI) and [[Indian National Congress]]), Krisi Jami Raksha Committee ('Committee to Save Farmland', founded by [[Trinamool Congress]]) and Gana Unnoyon O Jana Odhikar Sangram Samity ('Association for the Struggle of Mass<br />
Development and People's Right', founded by [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind]] and [[PCC, CPI(ML)]]).<ref>[http://sanhati.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/full_report.pdf Microsoft Word - full report_wtfig<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jan/06nandi.htm Nandigram: Scare still looms large<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Sisir Adhikary]], a Trinamool Congress [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]], was the convenor of BUPC.<ref>[http://news.oneindia.in/2007/11/07/peace-returns-to-nandigram-khejuri-after-war-like-situation-1194444560.html Peace returns to Nandigram, Khejuri after war-like situation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Joint Secretary of the organization was Nanda Patra, a [[Socialist Unity Centre of India]] (SUCI) leader.<ref>[http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=23&id=222766&usrsess=1 The Statesman<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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