We want development, not hollow promises, says a sleepy town in Jharkhand. The promise of a steel plant is not good enough. People's will or steel - that is how I can sum up the mood of Godda, in Jharkhand, which borders the state of Bihar. The promise of development seems to be the bone of contention between the Congress and BJP.
For years, tribals agitated to get a state that they can call their home. Now they live in the fear of being uprooted from their home, in the name of development.
Mayur works in the NDTV Profit, Delhi Bureau. In the past, he has written extensively on land acquisition issues, first for Economic Times, and then for the Financial Chronicle.
Mayur works in the NDTV Profit, Delhi Bureau. In the past, he has written extensively on land acquisition issues, first for Economic Times, and then for the Financial Chronicle. 
