Since July 24, locals have been protesting against a factory, claiming it has contaminated soil and underground water in dozens of villages in and around Mansurwal village. Ten days ago, police allegedly led a crackdown against protesters.
From water heating vessels to warm blankets to round-the-clock hot tea to tide over the biting cold, people are coming forward to provide necessary support to protesters, who have been sitting on a dharna since July 24, demanding closure of a liquor unit and ethanol plant at Mansurwala village in Zi
In a flip-flop for the second time within 10 days, representatives of the Sanjha Morcha today refused to join the four fact-finding panels set up by the government, leading to stalemate again.
Famers, protesting against a distillery-cum-ethanol manufacturing plant in Zira, refused to join members of three fact-finding committees that visited Mansurwala village to collect samples of groundwater today.