Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday met the Kute villagers and assured them that their interests will be taken care of and no one will be deprived of his land for the construction of the proposed Assembly building at Kute village in HEC. A delegation of 11 persons from Kute, Jagannathpur, Tiril and other villages under the leadership of Hatia MlA kept their demands and explained the ground reality before the CM.
“The meeting was quite positive as the CM heard the problems faced by the villagers due to the proposed Jharkhand Assembly in the core capital to be set up in the the 2,500 acre land out of which 350 acres are currently occupied by the villagers,” said Ranchi MlA Naveen Jiaswal. The villagers demanded that their villages should be left as it is and should be given priority in the job opportunities arising out of the construction of these establishments in the area,” he added.
The Chief Minister however, has sought two days time to examine the matter and take legal advice before taking any decision.
“He has promised to consider their demands and will meet them again after two days after a thorough study and discussion of the ground realities,” said a delegation member Rahul. According to Rahul, the delegation requested the Chief Minister to leave the villages in the present situation secondly, 25 per cent of their lands should be left with the villagers to make living and lastly, to 30 of the job openings out of the construction and establishment of government offices should be secured for displaced villagers.
“The meeting which went on for over 45 minutes was quite positive and the Chief Minister seemed to be quite convinced with the problems which were explained by us,” he added. According to an official statement released by the Chief Minister’s Office also says that no one in the process of construction the proposed Assembly building will be made landless as the building is being raised for the common people. The Government intends to raise the building but not at the cost of the interests of common people, said the CM.
“The problem has been put before me and a review will be done if needed,” said the Chief Minister. Kute villagers on Wednesday, protesting against the construction of the proposed Jharkhand Assembly building demanded a meeting with the Chief Minister to make him acquainted with the problems faced by the villages due to the proposed core capital on the cultivable land of the villagers.
The administration promising to keep the construction work suspended till the matter is sorted out, informed Soren and a meeting was fixed for Thursday at 1 pm at the project building at his chamber. Foundation stone for the new assembly building is to be laid on February 21, 2014.