Maha: 111 of us arrested all through protest in the direction of refinery; Sena (UBT) says stop ‘atrocities’
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MUMBAI: Police on Tuesday arrested 111 of us, most of them women, all through a protest in the direction of a proposed oil refinery at Barsu village in Maharashtra’s coastal Ratnagiri district, an official talked about.
More than 100 women have been among the many many protesters who tried to dam a freeway in Barsu and Solgaon areas of the district, spherical 400km from Mumbai, by lying on the underside to stop authorities vehicles from entering into the proposed web site of the refinery, he talked about.
The protesters have been booked beneath IPC sections related to unlawful assembly, rioting, disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant, wrongful restraint and associated provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act, the official talked about, together with they’ll be produced sooner than a court docket docket at Rajapur metropolis in Ratnagiri district on Wednesday.
Local residents concern the mega enterprise will adversely impact the fragile biodiversity of the coastal Konkan space and likewise hit their livelihood.
The Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) received right here out of their assist and demanded an instantaneous end to “atrocities” in the direction of protesters.
A authorities workers was scheduled to conduct a survey on the web site in Barsu and Solgaon areas of Rajapur, on Monday, nevertheless locals started staging protests, the official talked about.
During the protest, women lay on the underside to forestall vehicles of the district administration and police from entering into the areas, he talked about.
Considering the laws and order situation, a number of of police personnel have been deployed on the enterprise web site, the official talked about.
Ratnagiri Superintendent of Police Dhananjay Kulkarni and totally different senior law enforcement officials have been on the spot to stay away from any untoward incident, he talked about.
Opposition chief Ajit Pawar of the NCP earlier inside the day demanded that protests by locals in the direction of the refinery enterprise be handled sensitively and urged that the state authorities stop the survey work till a peaceful reply was found.
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut demanded an instantaneous end to atrocities in the direction of locals and asserted his social gathering is just not going to sit down quietly on the issue and once more the parents.
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged the protesters have been being pressurised by Industries Minister Uday Samant with the help of police.
“This is a government with a perverse mentality. They want a Jallianwala Bagh-like massacre. We are with people and the Shiv Sena (UBT) will not sit quiet,” Raut talked about.
He talked about Chief Minister Eknath Shinde thinks he is a “messiah” of the poor, nevertheless has left on a three-day “leave” in a helicopter, a reference to the CM going to his hometown in Satara district.
Shinde should as an alternative take the helicopter to Barsu and meet the protesters there, talked about the Rajya Sabha member.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former minister Aaditya Thackeray talked about, “The government should stop atrocities on people and also the soil survey.”
The former state environment minister talked about the federal authorities ought to start a dialogue with the agitating native residents.
The earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities had put some conditions sooner than giving a nod to the enterprise which included taking the locals into confidence and explaining the small print of the enterprise and its benefits, Thackeray talked about.
MUMBAI: Police on Tuesday arrested 111 of us, most of them women, all through a protest in the direction of a proposed oil refinery at Barsu village in Maharashtra’s coastal Ratnagiri district, an official talked about.
More than 100 women have been among the many many protesters who tried to dam a freeway in Barsu and Solgaon areas of the district, spherical 400km from Mumbai, by lying on the underside to stop authorities vehicles from entering into the proposed web site of the refinery, he talked about.
The protesters have been booked beneath IPC sections related to unlawful assembly, rioting, disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant, wrongful restraint and associated provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act, the official talked about, together with they’ll be produced sooner than a court docket docket at Rajapur metropolis in Ratnagiri district on Wednesday.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Local residents concern the mega enterprise will adversely impact the fragile biodiversity of the coastal Konkan space and likewise hit their livelihood.
The Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) received right here out of their assist and demanded an instantaneous end to “atrocities” in the direction of protesters.
A authorities workers was scheduled to conduct a survey on the web site in Barsu and Solgaon areas of Rajapur, on Monday, nevertheless locals started staging protests, the official talked about.
During the protest, women lay on the underside to forestall vehicles of the district administration and police from entering into the areas, he talked about.
Considering the laws and order situation, a number of of police personnel have been deployed on the enterprise web site, the official talked about.
Ratnagiri Superintendent of Police Dhananjay Kulkarni and totally different senior law enforcement officials have been on the spot to stay away from any untoward incident, he talked about.
Opposition chief Ajit Pawar of the NCP earlier inside the day demanded that protests by locals in the direction of the refinery enterprise be handled sensitively and urged that the state authorities stop the survey work till a peaceful reply was found.
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut demanded an instantaneous end to atrocities in the direction of locals and asserted his social gathering is just not going to sit down quietly on the issue and once more the parents.
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged the protesters have been being pressurised by Industries Minister Uday Samant with the help of police.
“This is a government with a perverse mentality. They want a Jallianwala Bagh-like massacre. We are with people and the Shiv Sena (UBT) will not sit quiet,” Raut talked about.
He talked about Chief Minister Eknath Shinde thinks he is a “messiah” of the poor, nevertheless has left on a three-day “leave” in a helicopter, a reference to the CM going to his hometown in Satara district.
Shinde should as an alternative take the helicopter to Barsu and meet the protesters there, talked about the Rajya Sabha member.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former minister Aaditya Thackeray talked about, “The government should stop atrocities on people and also the soil survey.”
The former state environment minister talked about the federal authorities ought to start a dialogue with the agitating native residents.
The earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities had put some conditions sooner than giving a nod to the enterprise which included taking the locals into confidence and explaining the small print of the enterprise and its benefits, Thackeray talked about.
