"at least 100 people are killed" Who made this statement? NAPM? Or the Correspondent,MADHYAMAM daily? Who wanted to sensationalise it further by adding too much to the toll? The statement as appeared on Countercurrents site names it thus; "and 20 at least are found killed" http://www.countercurrents.org/nandigram-napm150307.htm The original poster must produce evidence that Medha Patkar and her colleagues issued the statement he reproduced. Rajeendra Kumar
On 14 Mar, 20:24, "your SAVAD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS > > **Haji HABIB building, Nai Gaon Cross lane, Dadar, Mumbai 400014 ph: > 022-24150529 * > *________________________________________________________________________ * > *14th March 2007* > > * * > · *West Bengal Government with CPM Cadres Begin War against the > People of Nandigram: *· *Over 100 killed, Including Children and > Women and 200 wounded: People fight Back. * > ** > > It is shocking and shaking news from the people of Nandigram that the state > of West Bengal has waged a war against them with an intention of occupying > their farm land, fish ponds, homes and hearths. As per the latest > information, thousands of Police on entering the area, this morning, started > firing, and at least 100 people are killed while hundreds are wounded lying > on the street. About 45 people died in the hospital and over 50 + were > killed in the villages. There is no count of the dead; the police threw > their dead bodies clad in jute bags in the river. Police are forcibly taking > away the dead bodies. Women are at the forefront and have faced the attack > the most. Children and men along with women are on the streets coming out of > homes and villages to stop the brutal State and Party forces who are trying > to take the territory under siege for SEZ with MNCs. We are also informed > that media persons were stopped from witnessing the brutal atrocities while > two media persons from TARA News are said to be missing. > > This is obviously a planed action since even last month when 4 meetings > attended by over 20000 people was held, there was news that the CPM would > launch its attack soon after the school exams were over. > > In spite of the rhetorical statements by the Chief Minister of WB that > he would consult and convince the people, the State government claiming to > be leftist by ideology, has resorted to brutal and barbaric way of using > police force and party cadres to attack the unarmed, non violent farmers, > fish workers, labourers and artisans in the district of East Midnapore for > grabbing their land. The people from generations old communities who have a > golden history of freedom movement and martyrdom are being not only forced > but killed by the "free Indian state" which is shameful for the Indian > democracy and its people. > > Wo The women and men who continued to keep watch day and night were > most worried expecting the armed attack and asked whether their non violent > approach would work. Since yesterday, there was a fear and a threat of an > action using thousands of Police and CPM Cadres, armed and prepared to > forcibly occupy their land and the territory. The public statement to this > effect was made by none else but Shri P.R.Roy Secretary, Home Affairs and > Raj Kanojia IG- Law and Order, state of West Bengal. The opposition in WB, > during assembly session, had demanded a dialogue to start immediately and > not to resort to State violence. > > The news is that the firing and violence is still on and the people also > have not given up. The intellectuals in west Bengal have come out in support > of the struggling farmers and others and there is a need that the same > happens in all the states. Imposition of industrialization, with or without > SEZ, as also real estate development is to kill farm land and farming as a > way of life. But Nandigram and Singur show that the corporotised stae does > not mind even mind killing people to make way for the Multi National > Corporations. > > This brutal attack must be immediately condemned and CPM must be compelled > to stop murdering farmers immediately. Such state fascism and corporate war > against people can't and must not be tolerated. > > What happens in Nandigram and West Bengal is to decide the fate of lakhs of > farmers, fish workers, labourers, artisans who voted for left front but now > are in unprecedented battle for survival. > > · We demand that the Union of India and UPA through the PM, Sonia > Gandhi and others must immediately intervene and use various restraining > measures in their hands to compel the CPM government to stop the murderous > attack. > > · Legal action must be taken against all responsible for the > killings including the CM, West Bengal > > · We expect that the National Human Rights Commission will send a > team for urgent enquiry and take action. We assert that SEZ Act should be > repealed and projects with conflict between the state and > the people should be put on immediate hold across the country. An enactment > on Development Planning, based on the draft submitted to the National > Advisory Council under the Chairmanship of Smt. Sonia Gandhi should be taken > for consultation with people's movements and approved. > · WE appeal to the eminent and concerned citizens and people's > organizations to condemn and protest against the inhuman imposition of > projects in the name of development and stand by the struggling people of > Nandigram and elsewhere. > > *Medha Patkar- 9869446684, * > ** > *Rajendra Ravi- 9868200316, * > ** > *Mukta Srivastava, * > ** > *Sukhendu Bhattacharya, * > ** > *Pranav Bannerje, * > ** > *Murad Hussain > * > National and State conveners, NAPM > > -- > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > "I may disagree of what you say, but I will defend to > the death your right to say it." > > -Voltaire > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > SAVAD RAHMAN > Correspondent,MADHYAMAM daily, > 601,INS Buildings, > Rafi Marg,New Delhi -110001 > india > cell:(91)-9910938123 > 23737626,23321014 > FAX: 2373 7626 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
