kolkata the shootout at tangra on tuesday was apparently the fallout of a clash between two rival syndicates supplying building material to developers but a closer look unearths a chain of commands with warlords of the ruling party at the top significant names have cropped up in each incident and in some the political satraps have even owned responsibility just like terror outfits do this despite repeated warnings from chief minister mamata banerjee the game plan is simple an unemployed youth pays rs 5000 and enrols in a syndicate to get a pie of the supply business the membership fee apparently offers him access to the supply business and due protection the volume of business he gets depends on the power of the syndicate the supply business gradually leads to gang rivalry over controlling pockets in the city and with control comes power the warlords who pump in money use the youths as the muscle power for these flourishing syndicates the source of election funds toi visits some of the areas recently rocked by trinamool congresss infighting war zone new townwarlords two trinamool factions owing allegiance to two senior leaders are at loggerheads with each other one faction is led by bhojai sardar arrested last month for possession of arms who is allegedly backed by new town mla sabyasachi dutta another group is under panchayat samiti member tapan mondal who allegedly supports barasat mp kakoli ghosh dastidar battlefield new town has large swathes of land that are being developed into residential and commercial projects generating tremendous demand for construction material and ancillary services sabyasachi dutta who calls the shots in the area commands an army of followers from almost every nook and cranny of the township but a sizeable section also owes allegiance to local mp ghosh dastidar who is also jostling for space in the township at stake with demands for construction material in real estate projects to commercial vehicles in the it and ites offices new town is one of the very few pockets in west bengal with some semblance of commercial activity a syndicate supplying construction materials in new town can earn up to 2lakh every month if they supply 50 trucks of sand stone chips and bricks this means a profit of around rs 4000 on every truck considering the job scene in the state this is a rather good pay package said a syndicate member in new town residents as well as offices in new town are forced to hire every helpelectricians to domestic helpfrom the syndicates active in their areas the poor people in the township looking for jobs have to pay a cut to the local trinamool leaders who handle placements in their respective zones after the placements the workers again have to pay a commission to the leader every month or else they are promptly replaced said a trinamool leader in may dutta had said on the floor of the assembly that syndicates in new town were a reality