Using force to evict Narmada oustees undemocratic says Arvind

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday supported the oustees of the Narmada Valley Project and said it was inhuman and undemocratic to use police force to evict them before proper rehabilitation.

“Our Aam Aadmi Party MP Bhagwant Mann toured the region and found that over one lakh people are living in villages to be affected by the closure of Sardar Sarovar Dam’s sluices, but no arrangements have been made for their rehabilitation,” Kejriwal said.

“I strongly support the fight for rights of those being displaced in the Narmada Valley and appeal to the Centre to protect their rights, and our democracy, by stopping the Narmada waters from submerging the villages in the affected region,” he said.