Opposition party leaders of Hazaribagh have decided to intensify the agitation against NTPC and state administration going on at Barkagaon since last more than one week. In a meeting held at Sadar Hospital, Hazaribagh, where the leaders of this agitation Ex-MlA loknath Mahto and others are admitted it was decided to organise a massive dharna in front of DC Office on June 4 and to start agitation at Hazaribagh district headquarters too.
About a week ago former MlA of Barkagaon loknath Mahto and others had started fast unto death agitation at Barkagaon market in a unique way. They prepared pyres and Mahto with two other associates sat on that pyre on fast unto death movement with a demand of probe of the lathi charge incident by the police in third week of May and to collect public opinion on the policies of NTPC.
The former legislator loknath Mehto and his supporters Awadh Kishore Yadav and Sugan Sao sat on the pyre and started the agitation under the banner of Barkagaon Intellectual Forum. The present congress legislator Nirmala Devi also took part in this agitation.
The former legislator said that we have got fed up with the time to time police lathi charge on the villagers and the policy of NTPC. He said that how the NTPC started the coal production in this area without paying the compensation to the land owners. At present only this way was left to convey the feeling of the villagers.
The former MlA started this unique agitation on May 25. On May 28 a team of doctors checked the heath of former legislator and then administration forcibly admitted him along with his two supporters in Sadar Hospital, Hazaribagh. However three other supporters immediately sat on the pyre to continue the agitation.
After this incident former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand Sudesh Mahto was the first leader who reached to agitation spot and announced his support to the ongoing agitation. On Monday congress leaders Subodh Kant Sahay, Alamgir Alam, Sukhdeo Bhagat and Manoj Yadav went to Barkagaon and then to Sadar Hospital and talked with the former legislator. They also announced their support to the agitators.
On Tuesday Ex-CM cum JVM Supremo Babu lal Marandi reached to Hazaribagh and met with his party leader loknath Mahto in Sadar hospital. After that Marandi rushed to Barkagaon where he addressed the gathering. In his address he said that JVM is always with the interest of the villagers.