BHUBANESWAR: A team of 22 members
from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by State vice-president Ashok Sahu visited
Govindpur village in Jagatsingpur district to make an on the spot assessment of
the law and order situation emerged due to forcible demolition of the betel
vines by the district administration on Tuesday.
The BJP leaders discussed with
the SP and the Collector present over there and appealed them not to precipitate
the situation by using police force. Later, the situation was calmed down when
the Collector assured them to withdraw the police.
There is total reign of fear and
terror perpetrated by the State Government, Sahu said. He demanded immediate
legal action against the Land Officer of the IDCO, who being a civilian assaulted
the picketers. “There is no urgency of such an operation when the matter is
pending for final decision before the National Green Tribunal,” said Sahu.
As there is no MoU between the
State Government and the Posco, for whom the district administration is doing
the demolition drive, Sahu asked. Further BJP alleged that the Chief Minister
is frantically busy in collection spree to meet the fund requirement in coming
general elections.
BJP leaders demanded immediate withdrawal
of the deployment of armed police from the area and not to presume any
operation without the concurrence of the ‘Gramsabha’ is concerned. Among
others, State vice-president Bijaya Laxmi Mishra, State SC Morcha president
Baidhar Mallick and party members were present.
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