Rahul Gandhi Meets Ken-Betwa Protesters, Puts Tribal Displacement Row In Spotlight
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met a delegation representing communities protesting the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project, bringing renewed political attention to one of central India's longest-running environmental and displacement movements. The meeting comes as opposition to the ambitious river-linking scheme continues to grow across Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, where tribal residents, farmers and local activists have …
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Ken-Betwa Protesters, Puts Tribal Displacement Row In Spotlight
<p>Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met a delegation representing communities protesting the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project, bringing renewed political attention to one of central India's longest-running environmental and displacement movements. The meeting comes as opposition to the ambitious river-linking scheme continues to grow across Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, where tribal residents, farmers and local activists have …
Tribal Satyagrahis, who are protesting against the Ken-Betwa project in Madhya Pradesh, met with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The affected tribals raised the issues of displacement, submergence of villages, and rehabilitation due to the project. Rahul Gandhi stated that the project is affecting the water, forests, and land of the tribal community. He stated that villages inhabited for years are being submerged, and people's homes are facing des…
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