Newindpress,Nov 29,2007
BHUBANESWAR: Senior Congress leader and president of Green Kalahandi Bhakta Charan Das has warned Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) to leave Kalahandi within a month in view of the Supreme Court judgment.
Addressing a massive rally at Lanjigarh on Monday, the former Union minister said that mining of bauxite on Niyamgiri by VAL would adversely affect 15,000 tribal people of 102 villages besides 36 streams and the Bansadhara and Nagabali rivers.
Das announced if the VAL did not close down its plant at Lanjigarh within the next one month, the State Assembly would be besieged and a dharna would be staged in front of Parliament.
A human chain would be formed around the Niyamgiri hills in January, he said. Das threatened that if necessary, people would force the closure of the plant. Among others, Nabakishore Patnaik (CPM), Purnachandra Pradhan (CPI) and other leaders addressed the rally.
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Prosperity or Poverty for Children of Kalahandi.
People of Kalahandi have seen years of poverty and empty promises of politicians and so called messiha's of people. Politicians always want the district to remain poor, uneducated and underdeveloped for their own selfish interest. Today industrialization is the only means of developing the region and state. As a resident of the district I can say that industrialization will provide many direct and indirect employement opportunities. Are the so called leaders and media promise food and employement to us and our children. So brothers it's time that we decide to resist such evil political motives and come out in full support for the dvelopment of our brothers and next generation. Let's all dream of waking up in a glorious morning of prosperous and self-sufficient kalahandi.
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