Ranchi, Aug. 24 -- Former Chief Minister Champai Soren was placed under house arrest by Ranchi police on Sunday, ahead of plans to plough the proposed site for RIMS-2 in Kanke-Nagdi.
DSP V. Raman confirmed that the measure was taken as a preventive step to maintain law and order. Soren will not be allowed to leave his residence.
Speaking from his home, Soren clarified that his opposition is not to RIMS-2 per se, but to the use of land belonging to local tribal communities.
"There are several government and low-yield plots in Ranchi where RIMS-2 could be constructed. My protest is to protect tribal land," he said.
He added that his campaign against the land acquisition will continue.
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