The movement against land acquisition for industry started here. But unlike Nandigram, where not an inch was acquired but violence has become endemic, the buzzword here is development. On the eve of the polls in Singur, where around 1,000 acres were taken over for the Tata small-car project, the land war is not forgotten. But as the deadline for the Nano rollout draws closer, the mood is more of anticipation than apprehension. The last time Singur witnessed a demonstration was when Swraj Paul, who is setting up an ancillary unit at the project site, came here in April: a handful of protesters stood on the roadside and waved black flags. It was more tokenism than a show of strength. "We were initially opposed to parting with our three cottahs of land,' said Ganesh Hazra of Gopalnagar, who had initially joined the Save Farmland Committee to oppose land acquisition by the government. "Eventually, we did give our land and got Rs 25,000 for it. The money helped me get my daughter married and now I'm a guard at the factory.' Not just that, chuckles Hazra, the two cottahs he has across the road from the Tata Motors plot will now sell for at least Rs 1 lakh. Unlike Hazra, who had initially opposed the land acquisition, 60-year-old Shambhunath Kamley had happily handed over his two cottahs to the government. "We made a few thousand from our small patch of land,' Shambhunath's son Anup said. "But with the factory coming up, we have set up shop outside the premises and are now serving meals