Villagers in Baddi oppose new township proposed near Chandigarh
Shimla, Jan. 8 -- A day after Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced that three panchayats are willing to give land for a new township to be built in the Baddi area bordering Chandigarh, residents of two villages opposed the move, saying acquisition of land for the purpose would render them landless.
The residents of Malpur and Sandoli panchayats in Baddi on Tuesday protested against the new township at a meeting held in Shitalpur, unanimously warning to launch an agitation if the government forcibly imposes the proposal.
They said land had already been acquired for a four-lane highway and railway projects, and if a new township is built here, the local people will become landless.
They also vowed to take legal recourse if the government remains adamant on acquiring village land....
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