--Demand Palli Sabha in over 200
villages in Niyamgiri area
BHUBANESWAR: Congress MLAs
consisted of Damburudhar Ullaka, Ramachandra Kadam, Bhujabala Majhi and
Prafulla Majhi met Governor SC Jamir here on Friday and urged him to take steps
for holding Palli Sabha in more than 200 villages instead of 12 villages in the
Niyamgiri area.
The MLAs stated that all the
villagers of more than 200 villages would be affected if Vedanta starts mining
in the area. So that the State should record the views of the villagers in the
area by holding Palli Sabha according to the guidelines of the Supreme Court.
The MLAs alleged that the State
Government is not following the apex court guidelines and working in favour of
Vedanta Company by avoiding the tribals’ views.
The Governor assured the MLAs to
discuss about the matter with the State Government.
Notably, the Niyamgiri Suraksha
Samiti (NSS) recently demanded the State to hold Palli Sabha at 112 villages
instead of going for only 12 villages.
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