Noisy protest greets mining firm Vedanta's final London AGM
- 6 years ago
An activist group in London staged a "loud" demonstration outside the final annual general meeting of Indian mining tycoon Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Resources on Monday (October 1) to demand justice for protesters killed in a police shooting at the company's copper smelter in India in May.
The controversial company is to be de-listed from the London Stock Exchange, following the recent killing of 13 protestors during a 100-day campaign against a copper smelting plant at Thoothukudi, in the Tamil Nadu region of India.
Campaigners from the Foil Vedanta group say that this is just the latest in a long history of human rights abuses and environmental disasters.
Miriam Rose from the campaign group accused Vedanta officials of running away from London to avoid investigation and prosecution.
The controversial company is to be de-listed from the London Stock Exchange, following the recent killing of 13 protestors during a 100-day campaign against a copper smelting plant at Thoothukudi, in the Tamil Nadu region of India.
Campaigners from the Foil Vedanta group say that this is just the latest in a long history of human rights abuses and environmental disasters.
Miriam Rose from the campaign group accused Vedanta officials of running away from London to avoid investigation and prosecution.