Plantation Major's threat of Lay off not to deter Kerala Govt from taking back lands in illegal possession

Irrespective of a threat of a lay-off and close down of the estates, the Kerala Government, which has embarked on retrieving land in the illegal possession of Harrisons Malayalam Ltd, is not for succumbing to the pressure tactics. It has decided to go ahead to initiate action under the provisions of the Kerala Land Conservancy Act. 

The Plantations Majors had sent letters to the State Labour department stating that it would be difficult to go ahead with the functioning of its estates. However, the government sees this only as a pressure tactics of the company in the wake of actions being initiated against it.

State Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash has said that the Government will not succumb to the pressure tactics and would go ahead with taking back lands in their illegal possession. 

The company had been adopting pressure tactics from the day the government initiated steps against them. 

Source: The New Indian Express

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