Medha protests in Mumbai

  • 15/10/2008

  • Hindu (New Delhi)

Rahi Gaikwad MUMBAI: Ahead of the State Cabinet meeting, usually slated for Wednesday, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar and people affected by various projects in Maharashtra protested outside Tilak Bhawan, the Congress party headquarters in Mumbai. Police rushed to the spot and brought Ms. Patkar and the agitators to Azad Maidan by 2.15 p.m. The agitation covers lands acquired over the years and even as far back as a hundred years ago. For instance, the Tata dam in Maval and Mulshi talukas were acquired as per the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (LAQ).