BHUBANESWAR: CPI activists on Friday staged demonstration here demanding immediate halt to alleged forcible land acquisition for Posco steel plant near Paradip. The demonstration was part of a countrywide protest by the party against the Rs 52,000-crore project.A large number of CPI workers and supporters took out a rally accusing the State government of trying to demolish the prospering rural economy and agriculture besides snatching away livelihood of villagers in proposed Posco plant site. Carrying placards, the protesters shouted slogans against the State Government accusing it of unleashing terror in Dhinkia-Gobindpur area in Jagatsinghpur district to acquire land forcibly for the South Korean steel major.Addressing the demonstrators, senior CPI leaders extended full support to the anti-displacement brigade in their battle against Posco project. In Balasore, a public meeting was organised and a memorandum sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik demanding permanent halt to land acquisition for the mega steel project.Similar protest rallies were held in Keonjhar and Cuttack districts too, a CPI release said. CPI had given a call to observe protest day on Friday throughout the country as a mark of solidarity with the people facing displacement due to Posco project.Meanwhile, PPSS spokesman Prashant Paikaray said they were apprehending a commando operation in Dhinkia area to arrest anti-Posco leaders.
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