Farmer leaders from Dhenkanal led by anti corruption activist and farmer leader Debashisha Hota demonstrated at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and gave separate memoranda to the Prime Minister, the President of India and the Union Tribal Minister.
Notably, Hota is fighting democratically for the poor and innocent land losers in the proposed plants of OTPCl and RSB at Kamakhyanagar and CESC at Dhenkanal Sub Division.
Nilamadhab Adivasi Sabar Sangha president Mayadhar Pradhan, Anti Corruption Committee secretary Ranjan Kumar lenka, Krushak Sangharsha Samiti leaders Nakula Dehury and Susanta Dehury joined Hota during the demonstration. New Delhi based Odia social activists Prasant Kumar Biswal, Dr Sonalisha Satapathy, Gobardhan Dhal and Manoj Nayak also attended the dharana.
The agitators demanded declaration of Dhenkanal district as Phailin-hit and adequate compensation against crop loss and property damages to the people of the district, among others.