The Hazaribagh Assembly segment incharge of AJSU Pradeep Prasad, who is leading the agitation of withdrawal of disproportionate hike in holding tax announced about the next phase of agitation on Thursday 12th January in a press meet held at his office cum residence.
Prasad said that there are about 20000 holdings in Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation area and during last four days we have collected signatures of more than 3000 owners on the petition of reconsideration of this decision. On 17th we are going to come out in the streets of the town in masal railly. On 18th entire town will remain closed and on 30th January we will start for Ranchi on foot.
Whether it is a political agitation or something else Prasad replied that it is not a political agitation, denizens connected with every party, cast and creed are supporting this agitation. It is purely a people’s agitation. If the government will not here the voice of denizens of Hazaribagh then we will move to the court of law. Two ward councilors was also present with Pradeep Prasad who said that we were kept in dark by the officials and mayor, deputy mayor when the proposal was put in boards meeting.