Ranchi, Aug. 23 -- The RIMS-2 land dispute in Ranchi's Nagri area has escalated with former Chief Minister Champai Soren announcing that he will take part in a "Hal Joto, Ropa Ropo" agitation at the site on Sunday. Soren said the land acquisition process ignored provisions of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act and Gram Sabha consent, and pledged support to farmers resisting the project.
Villagers have been protesting against barbed wire fencing around the identified land, claiming they were barred from cultivation. The Nagri Zameen Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has called on farmers from surrounding villages to join the demonstration, raising the possibility of a large mobilisation.
The district administration has respon...