US EditionCongress Demands Probe Into Odisha Mining Unrest, Alleges Tribal Rights Violations
Congress wants an independent inquiry into alleged police excess and legal violations in the Sijimali mining unrest, where around 60 police personnel and over 10 villagers were injured.
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Government green light to a railway corridor to connect the deposits of bauxite of Sijimali and Kutrumali. The decision comes after violent clashes with local communities, which denounce expropriation, environmental damage and violations of their rights, also sanctioned by law. The government defends the project in the name of development, but for three years the mobilization against mining expansion has not stopped.
Congress demands probe into Odisha mining unrest, alleges Tribal rights violations
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday called for an independent inquiry into the unrest surrounding a proposed bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, alleging serious violations of tribal rights and environmental safeguards.
Odisha mining project protest: Congress seeks independent probe; alleges PESA, FRA violations - OrissaPOST
New Delhi/Thuamul Rampur: Congress Tuesday slammed the Centre over the protests by tribals against a bauxite mining project in Odisha’s Sijimali and demanded an independent inquiry into the unrest. It also asked the government to ensure that Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), 1996 and the Forest Rights Act, 2006, are implemented both in letter and spirit. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said Od…
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