Pathanamthitta: The 24-hour hartal sponsored by the Joint Action Council, protesting against the alleged Governmental delay in withdrawing the industrial area declaration in the name of the proposed private airport project, in Aranmula was total and incident-free on Saturday.
The hartal-supporters attached to different political parties and socio-environmental al organisations staged a march in Aranmula, later, in the afternoon.
P. Prasad, district secretary of the Communist Party of India who is also a close associate of the social activist, Medha Patkar, and R. Ajayakumar, District Panchayat member, led the march.
Addressing the march, Mr Prasad has called upon the Government to withdraw the notification as such with out any further delay.
Mr Prasad said the agitation would continue with added vigour until the Government officially declare that it would not permit the proposed airport project which needed large scale conversion of wetlands and paddy fields.
21/04/12 The Hindu
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