Patna, February 14:
Leaders of left parties and Khet Bachao Jeevan Bachao Jan Sangharsh
Committee (KBJBJC) met the Chief Minister Mr Nitish Kumar at his residence at
1, Anne Marg in Patna in the evening hours of on February 13, 2013 on the issue
of setting up hazardous asbestos factory in the vicinity of densely populated
area of Panapur, Mahua under Vaishali district on fertile agricultural land. In
course of dialogue with the leaders of the movement the Chief Minister agreed
with the justification of the movement against construction of hazardous
asbestos factory rather than the fabricated stories concocted by the factory
management and the stooges. The delegation also submitted a memorandum to the
Chief Minister demanding white asbestos based plants should be closed in public
interest keeping public health in mind and dismissal of fake case registered by
Utkal Management.
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| The gate of asbestos factory without any signboard |
The Chief Minister promised to take necessary pro people
action and advised them to meet the chairman of the Bihar State Pollution
Control Board. On the next day the delegation of the leaders of the movement
met the Chairman and got assurance from him to take necessary steps. The
delegation consists of Arun Kumar Singh from Socialist Unity Centre of India
(Communist)[ SUCI (C)], Arvind Sinha from Communist Party of India
(Marxist-Leninist) [CPI (ML)], Pawan Sharma from Communist Party of India
(Marxist-Leninist) Liberation [CPI (ML)] Liberation, Ram Jiwan Singh from
Communist Party of India (CPI) and Ajeet Kumar Singh, Convener, Asheshwar
Sharma, Prof. Sanjay Kumar and Lalit Kumar Ghosh from Khet Bachao Jeevan Bachao
Jan Sangharsh Committee (KBJBJC).
The leaders of the movement termed it a grand victory of the farmers and villagers of Panapur. This people’s victory shows that legitimate demands of people can be achieved by the united struggle.
