Thousands gather to welcome Ramesh Agrawal on his return from hospital

Savita Rath from Jan Chetna in Raigarh is telling us about welcome given to social activist Ramesh Agrawal when he returned home today after his treatment. As you know Ramesh ji was shot in his office on 7th July. Thousands of villagers assembled at Raigarh railway station to receive him. They took out a procession and burnt effigy of indstrialist Jindal. Two people associated with Jindal steel have been arrested by police for planning the attack on Ramesh ji. At the end of the rally Ramesh ji thanked everyone and vowed to continue his struggle. For more Savita ji can be reached at 07869234650

Posted on: Aug 08, 2012. Tags: Savita Raigarh

Post a Comment

To record your comment, please call and leave a message at +91-80500 68000. Recording your comment in audio format will ensure that it is accessible to all CGNet Swara users, most of whom lack Internet access and access the reports via phone.

This article has been made possible because of financial support from the IPS Media Foundation. If you are a journalist and would like to apply for financial support, you may apply at www.ipsmf.org; however, please bear in mind that your application does not guarantee any financial support and is merely an expression of interest by you for financial support. Any financial support to be extended will be at the sole discretion of IPS Media Foundation.