Demand to abandon Kalabagh project
Dawn Report
SUKKUR, Dec 31:
Hundreds of activists of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party took out a procession and staged a sit-in on the Rohri bypass near Kandhra for two hours on Saturday against the Kalabagh dam and the army operation in Balochistan.
The protesters, carrying placards and banners, were led by Nazir Soomro, Waheed Khoso, Zahid Shaikh and Narain Das. They marched through main streets of the town while chanting slogans against the dam and the Balochistan operation.
Speaking on the occasion, leaders of the protesters said the Kalabagh project was a conspiracy against Sindh. They said the people of Sindh would not allow construction of the dam.
They regretted that despite strong opposition from the three provinces, President Gen Pervez Musharraf was insisting on its construction to please Punjab.
Condemning the operation in Balochistan, they said it would spark hatred among Baloch people which would be dangerous for the integrity and solidarity of the country.
They demanded that the government should shelve the Kalabagh project and stop the operation in Balochistan forthwith.
DADU: Around 100 activists of the Pakistan People’s Party-SB held a demonstration for one hour outside the press club here on Saturday to protest against the proposed construction of the Kalabagh dam.
They were led by district party president Ali Mohammad Jamali, Ali Khan Soomro, Bashir Solangi and Fida Hussain Sakhirani.
WATER SHORTAGE: A large number of growers of the Dadu taluka held a protest demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday against the acute shortage of water in Malkani Phaka Daim waterways, originating from the Dadu Canal.
Led by Ali Nawaz Rind, Khadim Hussain Bhatti, Mumtaz Ali and Naveed Mallah, they alleged that irrigation officials were selling water to influential farmers.
They demanded that they should be provided their share of water.
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