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NAPM activists stage dharna
THE activists of the National Alliance of People?s Movements (NAPM) staged a dharna outside the bottling plant of Coca Cola, at Medhandiganj, here on Friday evening. The dharna was led by Medha Patkar, leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan and Magsayasya Award winner Sandeep Pandey. During the dharna, there was a commotion in the area for some time and the cops posted there stopped the activists from going towards the plant.
THE activists of the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) staged a dharna outside the bottling plant of Coca Cola, at Medhandiganj, here on Friday evening. The dharna was led by Medha Patkar, leader of the Narmada Bachao Andolan and Magsayasya Award winner Sandeep Pandey. During the dharna, there was a commotion in the area for some time and the cops posted there stopped the activists from going towards the plant. Later, the activists blocked the road for several hours, throwing normal traffic out of gear on the Allahabad-Varanasi national highway. Addressing the activists, Patkar said that multinationals were engaged in “exploiting our natural resources at the behest of the Central Government”.
“In view of this, the NAPM could not silently watch the illegal work of the government.”
Sandeep Pandey also addressed the activists. The activists participated in a three-day state convention of NAPM organised at Raja Talab.
Kisan Panchayat
A KISAN PANCHAYAT was held in Mohansarai area on Saturday to mount pressure on the State Government to withdraw the decision of constructing Transport Nagar by the Varanasi Development Authority on the land of farmers.
The panchayat was held as part of the third year foundation day function of the Kishan Sangharsh Samiti.
The speakers criticised the State Government’s decision on the proposed Transport Nagar, as it would displace farmers of several nearby villages.
Addressing the function, Uttar Pradesh Gau Sewa Commission chairman Dr KP Yadav said he would leave no stone unturned in getting the Transport Nagar land freed from the VDA.
