Tata Motors Ltd.'s plan to build the world's cheapest car faces delays after an Indian political party vowed to escalate protests over the compulsory sale of farmland for the factory, Bloomberg News reported today.

Trinamool Congress, the biggest opposition party in communist-controlled West Bengal, said it will hold a rally outside the factory on Thursday. The party also plans to block roads across the state on Friday to demand the return of 400 acres of land.

On Tuesday, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee offered to compensate the farmers to end a dispute in which Tata has threatened to relocate the project.

Source: detnews