Summary:
A large number of people supporting the closure of the Sterlite plant submitted their petitions and raised slogans against the plant. On Saturday, the team inspected a patta land where copper slag from the Sterlite plant was allegedly dumped as landfill. As hostilities continued, the police advised the people arriving to submit petitions in favour of the Sterlite plant to hold back. They are also alleged to have used vulgar language against the supporters of the Sterlite plant, including advocates and employees of the unit, a few of whom were manhandled and assaulted. A senior police official said that those seeking the reopening of the plant submitted their petitions after the crowd dispersed..