14 years on, justice still eludes Nandigram rape survivors

Nandigram (WB): Rukmini Mondal and Sikha, neighbours at a tiny hamlet here, have stopped seeing eye to eye ever since they joined rival political parties.

What had bound the two all these years was the grief that befell on them following the sexual abuse they faced during the anti-land acquisition movement in Nandigram, and the never-ending wait for justice thereafter.

Political colours have changed in this part of Bengal in the past 14 years, but justice continues to elude the women, who are at the crossroads this time, having reposed faith on two opposing camps, with a hope that their demands would be met.