<p>Terming semi-nude protest by some women during anti-Posco agitation as 'unfortunate', the Odisha government today expressed concern over support from certain political parties and NGOs to such activities.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Health and family welfare minister Damodar Rout told the Assembly that it was unfortunate that some women stripped while protesting against work in the POSCO site yesterday.<br /><br />He regretted that some political parties and NGOs were supporting such agitation without understanding the ground reality.<br /><br />Rout, who also holds small and medium enterprises portfolio, hails from Posco's proposed plant site in Jagatsinghpur district and has been an MLA for about 20 years.<br /><br />He told PTI outside the Assembly, "Innocent women were instigated by certain vested interest groups to strip during the protest yesterday."<br /><br />Rout held five political parties CPI, CPI-M, Forward Bloc, RJD and Samajwadi Party responsible for the anti-Posco agitation since 2005.<br /><br />"The government is acquiring its own land in illegal possession of certain villagers and not an inch of private land is being acquired," he pointed out.<br /><br />When contacted, Jagatsinghpur Collector S K Mallick said that some mischief-mongers were behind the incident, but the women were chased away before they could stage nude protest.<br /><br />Police sources in Jagatsinghpur district said a handful of elderly women while being chased away from the prohibited area tried to disrobe in public.<br /><br />While POSCO heat was felt inside the Assembly, a report from Paradip said there was no activity at the plant site. Neither was there land acquisition, nor protestors staged any demonstration, official sources said.</p>
<p>Terming semi-nude protest by some women during anti-Posco agitation as 'unfortunate', the Odisha government today expressed concern over support from certain political parties and NGOs to such activities.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Health and family welfare minister Damodar Rout told the Assembly that it was unfortunate that some women stripped while protesting against work in the POSCO site yesterday.<br /><br />He regretted that some political parties and NGOs were supporting such agitation without understanding the ground reality.<br /><br />Rout, who also holds small and medium enterprises portfolio, hails from Posco's proposed plant site in Jagatsinghpur district and has been an MLA for about 20 years.<br /><br />He told PTI outside the Assembly, "Innocent women were instigated by certain vested interest groups to strip during the protest yesterday."<br /><br />Rout held five political parties CPI, CPI-M, Forward Bloc, RJD and Samajwadi Party responsible for the anti-Posco agitation since 2005.<br /><br />"The government is acquiring its own land in illegal possession of certain villagers and not an inch of private land is being acquired," he pointed out.<br /><br />When contacted, Jagatsinghpur Collector S K Mallick said that some mischief-mongers were behind the incident, but the women were chased away before they could stage nude protest.<br /><br />Police sources in Jagatsinghpur district said a handful of elderly women while being chased away from the prohibited area tried to disrobe in public.<br /><br />While POSCO heat was felt inside the Assembly, a report from Paradip said there was no activity at the plant site. Neither was there land acquisition, nor protestors staged any demonstration, official sources said.</p>