On Thursday, twelfth January 2023, it was broadly reported that Union Minister Ashwini Choubey confronted violent protests in Buxar, Bihar. Reportedly, offended farmers protesting towards the upcoming Chausa thermal energy plant within the space threw stones on the minister’s convoy. This occurred a day after farmers had torched a number of autos on the venture website.
But the minister has denied the stories, saying there was no assault on him.
Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey reached Banarpur in Buxar-Chausa on Wednesday to speak to farmers after the arson on the thermal energy plant. Choubey can also be an MP from Buxar. Initially, he was giving a speech with none incident. But after a while the gang gathered later turned livid, and the minister needed to face folks’s anger erupted on him. The farmers mentioned that they haven’t come to take heed to his speech, and began sloganeering towards him.
Soon the scenario escalated, and it was determined that it’s higher to depart the spot. Accordingly, the union minister left the venue, however when his convoy began to depart, offended protestors blocked the autos. After that, stones have been reportedly hurled on the convoy. However, he was securely evacuated from the spot and no person was injured within the incident.
बक्सर-चौसा के बनारपुर में पहुचे केंद्रीय राज्य मंत्री अश्विनी कुमार चौबे के खिलाफ लोगो का फूटा गुस्सा, लगाए अश्विनी चौबे मुर्दाबाद के नारे, चलाया इट , सुरक्षाकर्मियो के घेरे में जान बचाकर भागे मंत्री। @AshwiniOkChoubey @BJP4Bihar #BiharInformation #BuxarPolice pic.twitter.com/UdN9rRygM0
— NBT Bihar (@NBTBihar) January 12, 2023
However, the minister has performed down the incident, saying there was no assault on him, and he talked to tons of of individuals on the spot. He known as it a false hearsay and mentioned that he spent an hour with hundreds of individuals. He denied that there was any stone pelting on his convoy, and mentioned that the stones have been truly pelted towards the Nitish Kumar authorities for the police motion.
He additionally posted a collection of tweets with images exhibiting him speaking to numerous folks in Buxar. He criticised the Nitish Kumar authorities for police motion towards the protestors and warranted that farmers will get their due. He questioned why the federal government shouldn’t be revising the compensation fee when the facility plant is able to pay enhanced compensation for the acquired land.
आज बक्सर के बनारपुर गांव में पुलिसिया जुल्म के शिकार किसान परिवार के परिजनों से मिला। उन्होंने आपबीती सुनाई। नीतीश बाबू की पुलिस अपराधियों को देख भाग खड़ी होती है और किसानों के घर में घुसकर तांडव नृत्य करना अपनी बहादुरी समझती है। पुलिस की बर्बरता निंदनीय है। (1/3) pic.twitter.com/VKraVajR0d
— Ashwini Kr. Choubey (@AshwiniOkChoubey) January 12, 2023
In Buxar, Bihar, farmers are demanding extra compensation for the land acquired for a thermal energy plant of The Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) at Chausa village in Buxar. Farmers have been protesting and demanding higher compensation for the land for greater than 86 days.
On Tuesday, the police arrested some protestors. After this, the farmers opened a entrance towards the police on Wednesday. Angry farmers went on a rampage and there was a scenario of fierce confrontation between the police and the farmers. The formers torched a number of autos, a cabin and a few machines. They additionally attacked a number of policemen, and round a dozen cops have been injured.
Today, Buxar MP Ashwini Kumar Choubey got here to fulfill them to investigate in regards to the subject. When Ashwini Choubey was giving his speech among the many agitating farmers, a few of the farmers requested him the place he was for thus many days. Journalists additionally requested the identical query to the Union Minister. The farmers began shouting slogans towards Ashwini Choubey. Seeing the fierce environment among the many farmers, Ashwini Choubey began to depart. But the farmers threw stones on the convoy whereas elevating slogans towards Ashwini Choubey. After this, the safety personnel surrounded them, and minister Ashwini Choubey was rescued from Banarpur.
The 1,320-MW Buxar thermal energy plant is a coal-based plant that has been beneath building in Chausa since 2013. Larsen & Toubro Limited is setting up the plant at a price of Rs 7000 crore. The plant is scheduled to change into operational on this yr.
