The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday came down heavily on the Naveen Patnaik Government for not solving the problem facing the tribals who were opposing construction of a common corridor road in Kalinganagar steel hub in Jajpur district.
Condemning the police repression on the tribals who were opposing the corridor road and a steel plant project of Tata Steel at a press conference here, secretary of the party's State Committee Janardan Pati questioned the use of police force for harassing the agitating tribals.
“Why cannot the government give alternative land to the tribals in lieu of the land they are losing while it is giving thousands of acres of land to different companies,” Mr. Pati questioned.
Stating that land for land demand of the tribals was genuine, Mr. Pati demanded that the government should order an inquiry into the police attack on the tribals in Kalinganagar on March 30.
Blaming the local administration and police for not allowing politicians and members from mass organisations from entering the villages where police had lathicharged the villagers and injured many people by firing, Mr. Pati said his party would take up the whole issue before the State Human Rights Commission.The public distribution system was not working in the villages where people were opposing displacement and no medical facility was made available to the injured persons, Mr. Pati said.
He further criticised the Jajpur district administration for refusing to allow media persons to visit the villages where police and goons engaged by private companies attacked the villagers.
(courtesy : The Hindu)
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