Via PTI
MUMBAI: Police on Tuesday arrested 111 other folks, maximum of them ladies, throughout a protest in opposition to a proposed oil refinery at Barsu village in Maharashtra’s coastal Ratnagiri district, an professional mentioned.
Greater than 100 ladies have been a number of the protesters who attempted to dam a highway in Barsu and Solgaon spaces of the district, round 400km from Mumbai, by means of mendacity at the flooring to prevent executive automobiles from coming into the proposed website of the refinery, he mentioned.
The protesters have been booked underneath IPC sections associated with illegal meeting, rioting, disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by means of a public servant, wrongful restraint and related provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act, the professional mentioned, including they’ll be produced prior to a court docket at Rajapur the town in Ratnagiri district on Wednesday.
Native citizens concern the mega undertaking will adversely have an effect on the delicate biodiversity of the coastal Konkan area and in addition hit their livelihood.
The Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) got here out of their strengthen and demanded a direct finish to “atrocities” in opposition to protesters.
A central authority staff used to be scheduled to behavior a survey on the website in Barsu and Solgaon spaces of Rajapur, on Monday, however locals began staging protests, the professional mentioned.
All the way through the protest, ladies lay at the flooring to stop automobiles of the district management and police from coming into the spaces, he mentioned.
Taking into consideration the regulation and order scenario, loads of police staff have been deployed on the undertaking website, the professional mentioned.
Ratnagiri Superintendent of Police Dhananjay Kulkarni and different senior police officers have been on the spot to steer clear of any untoward incident, he mentioned.
Opposition chief Ajit Pawar of the NCP previous within the day demanded that protests by means of locals in opposition to the refinery undertaking be treated sensitively and recommended that the state executive prevent the survey paintings until a relaxed resolution used to be discovered.
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut demanded a direct finish to atrocities in opposition to locals and asserted his celebration is not going to take a seat quietly at the factor and again the folk.
Speaking to journalists, Raut alleged the protesters have been being pressurised by means of Industries Minister Uday Samant with the assistance of police.
“It is a executive with a perverse mentality. They would like a Jallianwala Bagh-like bloodbath. We’re with other folks and the Shiv Sena (UBT) is not going to take a seat quiet,” Raut mentioned.
He mentioned Leader Minister Eknath Shinde thinks he’s a “messiah” of the deficient, however has left on a three-day “depart” in a helicopter, a connection with the CM going to his place of birth in Satara district.
Shinde will have to as an alternative take the helicopter to Barsu and meet the protesters there, mentioned the Rajya Sabha member.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and previous minister Aaditya Thackeray mentioned, “The federal government will have to prevent atrocities on other folks and in addition the soil survey.”
The previous state surroundings minister mentioned the federal government will have to get started a discussion with the agitating native citizens.
The former Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive had put some prerequisites prior to giving a nod to the undertaking which integrated taking the locals into self assurance and explaining the main points of the undertaking and its advantages, Thackeray mentioned.
MUMBAI: Police on Tuesday arrested 111 other folks, maximum of them ladies, throughout a protest in opposition to a proposed oil refinery at Barsu village in Maharashtra’s coastal Ratnagiri district, an professional mentioned.
Greater than 100 ladies have been a number of the protesters who attempted to dam a highway in Barsu and Solgaon spaces of the district, round 400km from Mumbai, by means of mendacity at the flooring to prevent executive automobiles from coming into the proposed website of the refinery, he mentioned.
The protesters have been booked underneath IPC sections associated with illegal meeting, rioting, disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated by means of a public servant, wrongful restraint and related provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act, the professional mentioned, including they’ll be produced prior to a court docket at Rajapur the town in Ratnagiri district on Wednesday.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Native citizens concern the mega undertaking will adversely have an effect on the delicate biodiversity of the coastal Konkan area and in addition hit their livelihood.
The Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) got here out of their strengthen and demanded a direct finish to “atrocities” in opposition to protesters.
A central authority staff used to be scheduled to behavior a survey on the website in Barsu and Solgaon spaces of Rajapur, on Monday, however locals began staging protests, the professional mentioned.
All the way through the protest, ladies lay at the flooring to stop automobiles of the district management and police from coming into the spaces, he mentioned.
Taking into consideration the regulation and order scenario, loads of police staff have been deployed on the undertaking website, the professional mentioned.
Ratnagiri Superintendent of Police Dhananjay Kulkarni and different senior police officers have been on the spot to steer clear of any untoward incident, he mentioned.
Opposition chief Ajit Pawar of the NCP previous within the day demanded that protests by means of locals in opposition to the refinery undertaking be treated sensitively and recommended that the state executive prevent the survey paintings until a relaxed resolution used to be discovered.
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut demanded a direct finish to atrocities in opposition to locals and asserted his celebration is not going to take a seat quietly at the factor and again the folk.
Speaking to journalists, Raut alleged the protesters have been being pressurised by means of Industries Minister Uday Samant with the assistance of police.
“It is a executive with a perverse mentality. They would like a Jallianwala Bagh-like bloodbath. We’re with other folks and the Shiv Sena (UBT) is not going to take a seat quiet,” Raut mentioned.
He mentioned Leader Minister Eknath Shinde thinks he’s a “messiah” of the deficient, however has left on a three-day “depart” in a helicopter, a connection with the CM going to his place of birth in Satara district.
Shinde will have to as an alternative take the helicopter to Barsu and meet the protesters there, mentioned the Rajya Sabha member.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and previous minister Aaditya Thackeray mentioned, “The federal government will have to prevent atrocities on other folks and in addition the soil survey.”
The previous state surroundings minister mentioned the federal government will have to get started a discussion with the agitating native citizens.
The former Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) executive had put some prerequisites prior to giving a nod to the undertaking which integrated taking the locals into self assurance and explaining the main points of the undertaking and its advantages, Thackeray mentioned.