CPI (M) flags mining right safeguard, textbook shortage, flood damage at Odisha panel meet

Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (UNI) CPI (M) Odisha State Committee has decided to launch a statewide campaign against the proposed amendments to the mining law, while also raising concerns over flood rehabilitation, textbook shortages and livelihood issues. A two-day CPI(M) Odisha State Committee meeting here yesterday decided to launch a statewide campaign against the proposed MMDR Amendment Bill, 2026, raising concerns over Odisha's rights over its mineral resources, the livelihood of people in mining areas, environmental protection and public interest. The party said mass meetings would be organised in mining districts, followed by a demonstration outside the Odisha Assembly on September…