Anti-sterlite protest turns violent in Tamil Nadu 20 hurt
Anti-Sterlite protest turns violent in Tamil Nadu 20 hurt
Section 144 of CrPc has been conjured in and around the Sterlite unit to give security.
The months-long dissent requesting conclusion of Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper unit here took a savage turn today with fomenters pelting stones and toppling police vehicles after they were kept from walking towards the plant. Anti-sterlite protest turns violent in Tamil Nadu 20 hurt
Police said section 144 of CrPc has been summoned in and around the Sterlite unit to give security according to the requests of the Madras High Court. Be that as it may, maddened over not being permitted to take out a rally, the dissenters coercively attempted to push back the security faculty in revolt outfit.
They at that point began throwing stones at police and furthermore toppled a vehicle after which the security staff hurled teargas shells to scatter them,
While in excess of 20 individuals endured minor wounds in the stone-pelting episode, a few vehicles were determined to flame, prompting strain in the territory, they included. In the interim, a tranquil exhibit was held close to the old transport remain in the town, likewise requesting the conclusion of the Sterlite unit and the proposed extension of the plant.
A few shops in this town, Srivaikundam and Oddapidaram stayed close in the help of the dissent, police said.
The region has been seeing a few dissents by local people and others against the Sterlite Copper plant here and its proposed development. Dissenters have charged that the plant was contaminating groundwater in their general vicinity. Sterlite Copper speaks to the copper unit of Vedanta Limited which works a 400,000 tons for every annum-plant in Tuticorin.
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the incident is unfortunate. whatever the reason for the protest, the protestors should not destroy public property. Violent protest will bring injuries only on both sides, but no good result.
the incident is unfortunate. whatever the reason for the protest, the protestors should not destroy public property. A Violent protest will bring injuries only on both sides, but no good result.
I thought these things are only happening in my country only, not good at all – say no to country protests.
What happened was unfortunate. Hopefully this matter can be resolved in peace.
Damn, why every protest must turn into violence?
At least the police tried to contain it peacefully…