Anti-power project strike in Sikkim
The CPI(M) today extended full support to the Affected Citizens of Teesta's (ACT) ongoing relay hunger strike against half-a-dozen proposed hydel power projects in Lepcha reserve of Dzongu in north Sikkim.
By PTI |
GANGTOK: The CPI(M) today extended full support to the Affected Citizens of Teesta's (ACT) ongoing relay hunger strike against half-a-dozen proposed hydel power projects in Lepcha reserve of Dzongu in north Sikkim.
At a function here today to mark the CPI(M)-led Left Front's 30-year rule in neighbouring West Bengal, its Urban Development Minister Ashok Bhattacharya said, "We announce our full support to the hunger strike by the ACT. We are not against development. But we are convinced that it should not be at the cost of the people."
Criticising the state government for not showing sensitivity to the concerns of the local people, he said it should invite the protestors for talks, look into their problems and find a solution instead of shying away from the issue.
On the Left Front being in power in West Bengal for such a long time, he said it was not just a record for the country but for the whole world. "Empowerment of people, particularly the rural poor, has kept us going in the state," he said. PTI ALM NN MD SNK 08051849 DEL NNNN
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