The people of Odisha continues their fight against the taken over of their land by the Korean Steel MNC. The entire people of the area which has been cleared by the Orissa and also Central Governemnt for takeover by POSCO are in arms. While the Environment Minister Jayram Ramesh did not agree to approve the project which is completely anti-environmental and also will displace thousands of families, succumbed to the pressure of the UPA and Orissa governments as also the MNC.
About 3700 acres lying in the Jagatsinghpur are cleared for acquisition. Even the children are involved in the struggle against acquisition. Hundreds of children blocked the police from entering the villages.
The Central and state governments should cancel the clearance and save the environmental and human concerns. Otherwise, the struggle will increase as in the case of Nalco,where the people won by stopping the privatisation by strong popular struggle.
I wholeheartedly support the struggle of the against the acquisition of land of the people in Orissa.