Protests are on in the area since April 1 when the GPCL claimed possession of around 1,414 hectares of land in 12 villages.
Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat may witness a violent confrontation between the state administration and villagers over the issue of lignite mining by the Gujarat Power Corporation Limited at Bhavnagar, warn farmer leaders. Protests are on in the area since April 1 when the GPCL claimed possession of around 1,414 hectares of land in 12 villages of Ghogha and Bhavnagar talukas.
New Delhi: After Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat may witness a “violent confrontation” between the state administration and villagers over the issue of lignite mining by the Gujarat Power Corporation Limited at Bhavnagar, warn farmer leaders. Protests are on in the area since April 1 when the GPCL claimed possession of around 1,414 hectares of land in 12 villages of Ghogha and Bhavnagar talukas.
“Gujarat is sitting on a volcano. Not only the farmers but the entire rural Gujarat is crying. The Kheru samaj of farmers, which is strong, is spearheading the movement in Bhavnagar,” All India Kisan Sabha leader Atul Anjan said.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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