October 16, 2008

Anti POSCO faction takes oath to fight against project

IANS reported that at least 100 people took oath in a village temple in Orissa to fight against the proposed steel plant in their region to be set up by POSCO. The people, mostly from Dhinkia, took oath at a temple of Hindu goddess Ma Sarala at Jhankad village in the coastal district of Jagatsinghpur.

Mr Chitta Swain deputy general secretary of the POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti told IANS that “They took oath that they will remain in the forefront of the anti POSCO agitation and shall sacrifice their life, if required, to prevent the proposed project, They took the oath by touching the holy offerings of the deity after the priests of the temple performed rituals.”