{
  "id": 6316165,
  "title": "INDIA bloc parties announce Odisha Assembly ‘gherao’ on Sept. 29 over new mining law",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/india-bloc-parties-announce-odisha-assembly-gherao-on-sept-29-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T19:36:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/odisha/india-bloc-parties-announce-odisha-assembly-gherao-on-sept-29-over-new-mining-law/article71444026.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Political parties belonging to the INDIA Bloc have called for a statewide campaign and a statewide siege of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on September 29, demanding protection of the state's rights over mineral resources, land, forests, and tribal livelihoods. Speaking at a convention attended by constituent parties of the coalition group, including the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), CPIM-L, AIFB, NCP, SP, and RJD, speakers alleged that the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, undermines the constitutional and fiscal rights of states and provides greater scope for corporate exploitation of mineral resources. They linked Odisha's taxation and revenue-raising powers over mineral resources to central approval, describing it as a \"serious assault on the State's fiscal autonomy.\" The CPI(M) State secretary, Suresh Panigrahi, highlighted the historic Supreme Court judgment of 2024, which recognized the constitutional rights of states in relation to mineral resources and their power to levy taxes on lands containing mineral resources. INDIA Bloc leaders also alleged that mineral-rich states like Odisha would lose significant revenues, including lakhs of crores of rupees, due to the central government preventing the recovery of previously uncollected taxes, cesses, and arrears. At the convention, presided over by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhakta Charan Das, the demand for the repeal of the new Act, protection of the state's constitutional rights, safeguarding tribal land, forest, and livelihood rights, and the building of a broad-based people's movement against \"corporate plunder\" was made. The convention also called for mass mobilization against the mining policies of the BJP government, with a State Assembly gherao planned for September 29 as part of the ongoing struggle. The booklet, \"Modi’s Blueprint for Mining Loot,\" authored by senior Left leader Santosh Das, was formally released at the political convention.",
  "summary": "Mineral-rich States like Odisha stand to lose enormous revenues, running into lakhs of crores of rupees with Centre preventing the recovery of previously uncollected taxes, cess and arrears, they allege",
  "key_points": [
    "INDIA Bloc parties announce Odisha Assembly gherao on Sept. 29",
    "Demand protection of state rights over mineral resources",
    "Alleges new mining law undermines constitutional and fiscal rights"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}