i ( Correspondent,MADHYAMAM daily) forwarded the updated and latest statement made by medha and comrades of NAPM y shuld i sensationalise d issue? savad
On 3/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "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 > > > > > -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
