A team of eminent personalities like granddaughter of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and national secretary of National Movement Rajshree Choudhary, Magsaysay award winner “Waterman” Rajendra Singh, president of BSD PK Siddharth reached to the displacement affected villages of Barkagaon block of Hazaribagh district on Friday and interacted with the villagers. The team condemned the lathi charge incident that took place some days ago here and said that it is a case of violation of human rights and demanded strict action against NTPC and district administration officials.
The team members visited the Sonborsa, Churchu Dadhi Kala, Sinduari, Nagadi, Chirhudih villages of the block and saw the works of NTPC. After visiting the affected villages the leaders conducted a press conference on the residence of coordinator of local Intellectual Forum lakhendra Thakur.
Rajshree said that police had beaten the villagers without any order which shows that this is the violation of human rights. She said that this action of police is anti national and against the spirit of the constitution. The environment of whole area is in danger. So it is not development, it is destruction.
Waterman Rajendra Singh said that the big companies of the country are taking benefits of helplessness, unemployment and illness of the villagers. He said all these things are happening on the direction of the administration and government. He advised to save the agriculture lands of the area to maintain the water and environment balance.
The founder of Suraaj Dal and former IPS officer PK Siddharth said that the corporate policy of the government is heading towards destruction not to development. Due to such type of policies global warming is increasing day by day. Siddharth will stay in Barkagaon for three days and watch every aspect of the mining and then submit the report to the Government.
The state president of RJD Gautam Sagar Rana, former MlA loknath Mahto, member district board Kumari Priyanka, Arjun Yadav and other leaders were with the team during this visit.