BJP lashes out at Govt over Attappady package

Monday, August 29, 2011: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today came down heavily on the state government for its decision not to evict wind-energy major Suzlon from the ecologically-sensitive Attappadi hills.
Speaking to the mediapersons here on Monday, BJP State president V Muraleedharan opined that the government’s move to retain Suzlon company in the adivasi land was not at all justifiable. The adivasis in Attappady have not approved the package put forward by the government, he added. The government had approved a scheme whereby the tribesmen will get share of profits from power generation.

During the previous LDF regime, the Congress had vigorously campaigned to evict the windmill owners from tribal land and the party had even sought the intervention of the national leadership.
Suzlon possesses 645 acres in three villages in this region. Confusion exists over the actual extent of land in the possession of Suzlon in Kottathara village. The tribesmen claim that the company has encroached between 124 and 180 acres, while company documents puts the area at 85.21 acres.

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