Insaf, an NGO, today demanded legal action against two power companies installing transmission lines between Palampur and Hamirpur.
The NGO alleged that one of the companies had illegally acquired acres of private land without the consent of the owners and installing transmission lines by damaging their standing crops. Villagers under the banner of Insaf today lodged their protest and submitted a memorandum to SDM, Palampur, Dharmesh Manotra.
Parveen Sharma, a senior BJP leader, said officials of the company had encroached upon private land and axed trees using heavy equipment such as earth movers and JCB machines without their consent. He said the company also threatened the villagers of dire consequences.
