The Pioneer, Aug 27, 2010
PNS, Bhubaneswar
Sharply reacting to the indirect allegation of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who said "suppressing the voice of tribal people is no development" at a public meeting at Langigarh on Thursday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik termed the Congress general secretary's allegation as 'incorrect' and said his Government has been working for the development of the Adivasis since it came to power.
The Chief Minister said this while speaking to mediapersons at the State Secretariat while he was asked to comment on Rahul's allegation.
Rahul while not pointing a direct finger at the State Government said in the meeting that development done by suppressing the voice of poor Adivasis was no development. Endorsing the Union Government's disapproval of state II environment clearance for Vedanta Resources' bauxite minintg project, Rahul termed the decision as victory of the Dongoria and Kutia Kondhs who fought peacefully for their rights on Niyamgiri hills. He also dubbed himself as a mere sepoy who fought for their cause at national level.
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The chief minister is living in his own world. What development has taken place in Kalahandi after Vedanta came? Nothing. Does the CM realize that roads have been completely destroyed (an example is the Kesinga-Bhawanipatna road which was pretty good in earlier times) because of the heave lorries of Vedanta plying on these roads. Has Vedanta been asked to maintain or upgrade these roads? It is not just adivasis who are victims but even the normal resident of kalahandi who has been inconvenienced.
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