Jaipur, August 2 (IANS) Angry protesters pelted stones at the police in Rajasthan’s Banswara district on Friday over a proposed nuclear power plant there, leaving two cops injured.
In response, the police fired tear gas shells and also opened fire in the air, besides resorting to lathicharge to disperse the mob.
The proposed 2,800 MW NPCIL nuclear power plant near the Pratap Dairy in Chhoti Sarwan village has led to the displacement of the local residents, while many villagers have refused to vacate their land despite compensation.
Accordingly, a police squad reached the NPCIL plant premises on Thursday night to remove the people occupying the site.
On Friday, scores of villagers, including the families displaced due to the land acquisition for the proposed nuclear plant, faced off with the police near the Pratap Dairy.
The clash broke out after the large police force deployed there started driving people away from the plant premises, triggering violent reactions from the locals who pelted stones on the cops leaving two of them injured.
Kaluram, the sub-inspector of Aambapur police station, Banswara, told IANS, “Tension escalated at the proposed nuclear site after the villagers staged a protest. A wall was to be constructed on Friday, which triggered the agitation.”
The police have detained some of the protesters who were taken to the Kotwali police station.
As per officials, more than 200 police personnel are present on the spot.
–IANS
arc/arm
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
