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Theatre creator Laxman Peergari connected Tuesday expressed solidarity with the ongoing indefinite dharna against the Baldota Steel Plant and different industries accused of causing terrible aerial and h2o contamination successful Koppal and surrounding villages.
Participating successful the 12th time of the agitation organised jointly by the Koppal District Bachao Andolan Samiti and the Parisara Hitarakshana Vedike successful beforehand of the City Municipal Council complex, Mr. Peergari said that helium and his squad volition make nationalist consciousness against biology demolition by the concern units astir Koppal done abbreviated plays and performances.
“People’s lives successful Koppal and adjacent villages person been made miserable by pollution. Those claiming that the aerial present is axenic are spreading mendacious and sponsored studies. Locals are laughing astatine specified propaganda. As artists, our work is to dispersed information and consciousness among people,” helium claimed.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (Basavarajappa faction) besides extended its enactment to the agitation.
Speaking connected the occasion, territory president of the sangha Nazeer Saab Moolimani urged governmental leaders to instrumentality enactment to alleviate people’s suffering.
“The nationalist reposes religion successful its representatives similar it does successful God. That spot should not beryllium broken. The State authorities indispensable guarantee justness by closing down the factory,” helium said.
Farmers person Ganesh Reddy and members of the agitation committee, including Allamaprabhu Bettaduru, K.B. Gonal, Manjunath G. Gondabal, D.M. Badiger, Mahantesh Kotabal, Makbool Rayachur, Mukappa Mestri, Mahadevappa S. Mavinamadu, Channaveerayya Hiremath, Kashappa Chalavadi, Prakash Holeyappanavar, Gavisiddappa Haligi and others were present.
The dharna, which is into its 12th day, is being held nether the banner of the 2 organisations demanding the closure of polluting industries successful and astir Koppal. These, they claim, person severely affected the wellness of astir 1.5 lakh radical successful Koppal and astir 20 adjacent villages.
