14 JULY 2011http://www.indianexpress.com/
Rahul wants relief, rehab for people affected by Posco
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Just about a year after his open support for the Dongaria Kondh tribals in Niyamgiri who are protesting the mining of bauxite by Vedanta Alumina, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday lent his support to the people facing displacement by the 12 million tonne Posco project in Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district.
In Niyamgiri last August, Rahul told hundreds of Dongaria Kondhs that he would be their “soldier” in Delhi, couple of days after the then environment minister Jairam Ramesh nixed the bauxite mining project of Vedanta Alumina. On Wednesday, addressing a gathering in the industrial town of Jharsuguda during his two-day tour to Orissa, Rahul’s refrain was justice, proper compensation and rehabilitation for the people affected by the Posco project.
“The Congress is with the people to provide them justice. Development is essential, but the project-affected people should be provided proper compensation and rehabilitation,” Rahul said during an interaction with tribals at a youth conference in Jharsuguda. “If Posco provides proper rehabilitation to the affected people then we will be with Posco. If it fails to do so, we will be with the agitating people fighting for justice,” he said.
In Niyamgiri last August, Rahul told hundreds of Dongaria Kondhs that he would be their “soldier” in Delhi, couple of days after the then environment minister Jairam Ramesh nixed the bauxite mining project of Vedanta Alumina. On Wednesday, addressing a gathering in the industrial town of Jharsuguda during his two-day tour to Orissa, Rahul’s refrain was justice, proper compensation and rehabilitation for the people affected by the Posco project.
“The Congress is with the people to provide them justice. Development is essential, but the project-affected people should be provided proper compensation and rehabilitation,” Rahul said during an interaction with tribals at a youth conference in Jharsuguda. “If Posco provides proper rehabilitation to the affected people then we will be with Posco. If it fails to do so, we will be with the agitating people fighting for justice,” he said.
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