BJP condemns police action against anti-nuclear protesters

Source: Press Trust India

BJP today condemned the police action on anti-nuclear protesters and held the UPA Government at Centre responsible for the "riot-like situation" in Kudankulam.

Party's Tamil Nadu unit chief Pon Radhakrishnan said the Centre showed urgency in taking up works (regarding uranium loading) after the Madras High Court gave the green signal for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant but did not adopt a similar approach in allaying the people's fears over the plant.

"Something which should have ended amicably has turned into a riot (like situation). The Centre, which did not understand people's sentiments, should take responsibility for this," he said in a statement.

He condemned the police action in lathicharging and firing teargas on the protestors, who continued their agitation against loading of fuel in the plant.

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