From Our Special Correspondent
GUWAHATI: Miffed at the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the revival of the paper mills, the HPC (Hindustan Paper Corporation) Paper Mills Revival Action Committee has alleged that the stance only smacked of a “conspiracy to hand over the mills to private parties”.
“By staying silent during the rally in Silchar yesterday on the issue of revival of the HPC mills, the Prime Minister has only dishonoured his pre-poll commitment. We smell a conspiracy by the central government to hand over the two mills to private parties which we vehemently condemn,” chief convener of the committee, Manobendra Chakraborty, told The Shillong Times on Saturday.The committee had gone ahead with its agitation on Friday despite a request by the Cachar district administration not to stage the protest in view of the Prime Minister’s visit to Silchar on that day.
“However, our members were barred from continuing the protest. Several leaders were picked up by police and taken to an unknown destination towards Lakhipur Road. It is unfortunate that the administration had to use police force to suppress the voice of protesters,” Chakraborty said.