Over two months after a journalist was murdered allegedly over a report linked to the project, a proposed petroleum refinery project in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri and the agitation against it is again in the news.
Two days before officials proceeded for a soil survey at the controversial site, two activists were detained, and the police issued externment orders against at least seven other activists. However, as this did not stop villagers from gathering at the area, authorities later invoked section 144 to prohibit “unlawful gatherings” in the area.
