When Anil Agarwal, the chairman of Vedanta Resources, arrived in Bhubaneswar for the Make in Odisha Conclave, he was met with an unexpected and powerful display of dissent.
Even though the company was cornered after it failed to get the nod of gram sabhas for the bauxite mining in Niyamgiri Hills, it received full support of the ruling BJD government in Odisha in the election year. As per the new agreements,…