The Pioneer,Dec 3,2007
In an attempt to counter the anti-Vedanta forces in Kalahandi district, BJD MLA and former Minister Balabhadra Majhi on Sunday alleged that the vested interest groups are posing a threat to the industrial growth of the district.
The recent verdict of the Supreme Court on mining lease to the Vedanta Group was not at all a setback to Vedanta's alumina project at Lanjigarh, he said.
Speaking at a news conference here, Majhi said the Opposition parties were only misguiding the people on industrial development and making false interpretation of the apex court's verdict.
The Congress and the Left parties should have verified the directive of the court, which has clearly stated that Sterlite Industries, the flagship company of the Vedanta Group, could go ahead with its project, he said.
The people of Kalahandi want such a big project to come up, but some vested interests have been agitating against the industrialisation process, he alleged.
"Those opposing industrial development are against Kalahandi's all-round development," he added.
The firm stand taken by the State Government on industrial policy has begun to yield results in Kalahandi and poverty has been reduced impressively, he claimed. Koksara MLA Puspendra Singh Deo and Dharmagarh MLA Bir Sipka were also present at the Press conference
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