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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Nagri ire spills over-Raj Kumar

Nagri ire spills over-Raj Kumar

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published Published on Jul 6, 2012   modified Modified on Jul 6, 2012
-The Telegraph

A day after land protests rocked Nagri, work at the construction site of three premier educational institutions stalled on Thursday even as villagers demanding “return” of their fertile land blocked the arterial Ranchi-Patratu road a kilometre away, disrupting Hazaribagh-bound traffic from the capital throughout the day.

A 100-strong mob, comprising mostly women, used a crane belonging to a contractor, to block the vital artery from 9am. Even heavy rain failed to disperse the protesters, who insisted they would continue their protest on Friday as well.

However, the disputed spot, where villagers had damaged a wall that was being built on Wednesday, sparking a bloody clash with the police, remained out of bounds with more than 100 Jharkhand Police personnel keeping trouble makers at bay.

Thursday’s protests were twofold — the villagers reiterated that they wanted the 218 acres the government had earmarked to build the IIM, IIIT and NUSRL campus “back” and also sought the release of those arrested after Wednesday’s mayhem.

Soon, the crane became the lakshman rekha no one was allowed to cross. Those who tried were manhandled and their vehicles damaged. At least three bikers found that out the hard way.

“We are losing our land and you people don’t care. When we have blocked the road, how dare you cross it,” a protester screamed at a commuter after damaging his motorbike. The hapless rider, an employee of Jindal Steel, was on his way to Ranchi from his plant at Patratu.

Lending the villagers “moral support” were several prominent tribal leaders like director of Xavier Institute of Social Service Alex Ekka, founder of Jharkhand Jungle Bachao Andolan Sanjay Basu Mullick and convener of Jharkhand Bachao Andolan Stan Swamy.

Carrying a video camera, Ekka recorded the road block and promised all help to villagers to protect their land.

“I am always with you. Your demand is justified. It is not proper to carry out construction work on agricultural land. The government has also not acquired the land in the correct manner,” Ekka told the demonstrators.

But tribal activist Dayamani Barla, who was also present at the village, did not participate in the demonstration. “I do not believe in violence. I have been staging peaceful demonstrations since March 4 at the construction site. Whatever happened yesterday was wrong and I did not like it,” she said.

State Women Commission member Vasvi Kiro said she was there to verify allegations that women demonstrators were molested by police on Wednesday.

“After talking to villagers, I have come to know that some policemen manhandled tribal women and also tore their clothes. I am going to report the matter to the chief minister,” she said.

Social activist Gladston Dungdung was there too. “You fight for your cause, I am always with you,” he told the protesters.

Several political parties and voluntary organisations came out in support of Nagri villagers in Ranchi.

Activists owing allegiance to CPI, CPI(M) and CPI(ML) besides CNT Act Surkasha Samiti took out a procession from Sainik Market and burnt the effigy of chief minister Arjun Munda at Albert Ekka Chowk. XISS students also participated in the demonstration.

Two of the four villagers detained by police on Wednesday were forwarded to jail on Thursday. Officer-in-charge of Kanke police station H.N. Singh said Rama Tirkey and Chotu Toppo were booked under Section 307 (attempt to murder), besides five other sections of IPC.

Construction of campuses for Indian Institute of Management (IIM), National University for Study and Research in Law (NUSRL) and Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) was in progress when clashes between police and villagers erupted on Wednesday.

The Telegraph, 6 July, 2012, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120706/jsp/jharkhand/story_15696680.jsp


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