Trinamool Congress, however, said it could not take responsibility for the actions of others (like threatening the factory workers).
"There are many organisations here. If somebody from our party does something, we can then take the responsibility," party chief Mamata Banerjee said.
"We are not for violence," she added.
On August 29, the Tata factory looked like a fortress -- it had more police officers than workers. The entire factory was cordoned off, and no one from the media was allowed even a glance.
Firefighting equipment, water canons lined up along a makeshift police camp to counter any eventuality.
"We don't trust these protesters (read Trinamool workers). Under the garb of satyagraha, they are capable of doing anything -- they might even set fire to the factory," a veteran CPI-M leader told rediff.com from Writers' Buildings.
But hasn't Banerjee promised a peaceful protest?
"Of course," said Naxalite leader Purnendu Bose, one of the allies of Krishi Jami Pratiraksha Committee. "Ours is a non-violent movement. Please don't go by what the Tata workers tell you. They are being paid to malign us," he told rediff.com.
Image: The Tata factory looked like a fortress
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