In Ranchi, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren is slated to lead a protest against the acquisition of land earmarked for RIMS-2. The administration has responded with stringent security protocols, including the implementation of Section 144, and the deployment of security forces. The protest is scheduled to occur on the proposed site of RIMS-2. Soren intends to plough the land and plant paddy as a symbolic act of defiance.
The protest is a direct challenge to the land acquisition process, with allegations of violations concerning the 2013 land acquisition law, the CNT Act, and established village assembly procedures. Authorities are preparing for the possible gathering of a large crowd of protestors.