Land-Losers of Dhenkanal returned from New Delhi.

Dhenkanal (16/10) - Today, the 40 representatives of the affected villagers of the proposed CESC Power Pvt. Ltd. at Dhenkanal Sub-Division & RSB Metal Tech. Pvt. Ltd. at  Kamakhyanagar Sub-Division of Dhenkanal District, who’ve gone New Delhi under the leadership of the Great Farmer Leader Er. Debashisha Hota, returned Dhenkanal by Hirakud Express. Hundreds of workers from all over the District led by Shyamsunder Biswal & Nibaran Mahabhoi welcomed the leaders by garlands, buckeyes & flowers at the Station.

Here noteworthy that, a DHARANA was organized on last 9th at Jantar Mantar by the Samiti. Later they’ve given a 12 charter demand note to the Prime Minister of India.

The Demands are Job for all unemployed youths of all affected villages,  Modernization of nearest medicals,  Adequate Compensation for K-Form, Debottar, Eucalyptus, forest & encroached lands.  Compensation of Twenty-Five lakh per acre,  Adequate Compensation to the cheated poor people who’ve sold their lands just before the Notice of 4/1,  Engineering colleges with free seats to the Meritorious students of the affected villages,  Assurance for Zero Pollution with Plantation in large scale & No release of water from the plant into the nearest Rivers or water Resources,  Adequate Compensation for the lands affected by the ash, Free Electricity, water facility & road for all affected villages for Domestic & Irrigation purpose,  Help of Rupees Ten Thousand per month per person to all Old, Physically & Mentally Handicapped persons of all affected villages, Appointment of locals as Labour Supervisors and  Free House & employment for all landless families of the affected villages.

            We’ve requested for 3-Party-Discussions comprising of Ours Loser-Citizen Forums with Company Owners and the Representation from the Government as the Mediator earlier a number of times. But, everything goes in vain. Nobody in the administration is listening to our demands. They’ve mutual understandings with the company owners. We’re afraid of losing everything by their mis-utilization of force, Hota told on this occasion.

The Bandhua Mukti Morcha Leader Swami Agnivesh has addressed to the protesters by saying that the land & water is of ours. So, nobody can snatch it from us without our due consent.Later Muralidhar Rao,the National Secretary of BJP & Akhtar Raza, the National General Secretary of JD(U) rushed to the spot to give support of their respective parties for the cause.

On 11^th October Independent MP AV Swamy & Mr Hota had met V.Kishore Chandra Deo, the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs & Panchayati Raj. I’ll certainly write to the CM & look into the matter such that  the 19^th July 2012 amendment has not been violated by the State Govt. regarding Tribal Affairs.

The Delegation met NDA convenor Sarad Jadav & MP Kousalendra Kumar on 7^th Evening, Swami Agnivesh on 8^thMorning, NCSC chairperson PL Punia on 9^th Morning & NCST Chairperson Dr. Rameshwar Oraon on 9^th Evening.

The delegate was also called on 11^th by the BJP MP Nishikant Dubey who is the House In-Charge of BJP for Odisha. He told that BJP will certainly raise the issue on the 1^st day of the coming Winter Session. Previously on 10th October, they’ve met Shrimati Sushama Swaraj, the opposition leader in Loksabha. She has assured the Delegation to take up the issue in the next winter session.

They also met the All India Congress General Secretary & MP Bhakta Charan Das on 14^th Morning. Mr. Das threatened the State Govt. & District Administration to be prepared for Mega agitation.

         Other leaders who’re present during the Delhi visit includes Satyananda Sahoo, Niranjan Sahoo, Ranjan Kumar Lenka, Chakradhar Sandha, Kiran Pradhan, Palau Naik, Dhaneswar Rout, Sarat Behera, Mayadhar Rout, Surendra Prusty,Bijay Ketan Pradhan, Pramod Kumar Sethy, Anil Panigrahi, Dandadhari Dehury, Chhayakant Pradhan, Sukanta Naik, Sarat Kumar Mishra, Kumuda Naik, Lingaraj Puhan, Kalandi Nayak, Ranjan Maharana, Gobinda Behera, Sukadeva Sandha,Bibhuti Dehury, Gobinda Naik, Pramod Behera, Aparti Parida, Kunthuru Behera, Prasanna Dehury, Gagan Dehury,Sudhakar Dehury, Bidyadhar Behera, Satrughna Naik, Sulava Naik, Gundicha Dehury, Ranjan Behera, Lingaraj Dehury, Souri Behera, Ambuj Pradhan & Nanda Kishore Behera.