Anti corruption activist and framer leader Debashisha Hota along with supporters held a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister. He opposed acquisition of land from the gullible villagers in Dhenkanal by force and deceit for several power and steel mill projects.
Earlier, Hota had met National Human Right Commission (NHRC) Chairman and former Supreme Court Justice KG Balkrishnan at his New Delhi office. Hota drew the attention of the Chairman to the violation of human rights of the innocent land losers in the proposed plants of OTPCl and RSB at Kamakhyanagar and CESC at Dhenkanal Sub Division. OTPCl Parimal land losers Forum leaders Bipini Bihari Sahu , Brundaban Dehuri , Gadadhar Mahabhoi and Rajakishor Khuntia, RSB Jenedesh land losers Forum leaders Rangadhar Behera, Kiran Pradhan and Palau Naik , CESC Mahimagadi land losers Forum leaders Chakradhar Sendha , Dandadhari Dehury , Dhaneswar Rout , Timan Dehury , Sukanta Naik and Ranjan Kumar lenka were with Hota during his meeting with the Chairman.
The delegation is scheduled to meet Home Minister Susil Kumar Sindhe, Agriculture Minister Sarad Pawar, Tribal Affairs Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo, NCSC chairperson Pl Punia, NCST Chairperson Dr Rameshwar Oraon, opposition leaders lK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitly and Rajnath Singh.