*Krishna Iyer writes to VS * ** Special Correspondent
Thiruvananthapuram: The former Supreme Court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer has appealed to Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan to intervene in the Chengara agitation to find a creative solution by adopting a fair and just approach. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Mr. Krishana Iyer has expressed the fear that the current build up by trade unions against the agitating farmers, Dalits and tribals will lead to bloodshed. "It is my humble appeal that people like you and me who love humanity should not give cause for this." The jurist has said that news reports about Chengara are disturbing. The agitation is well past one year and mediations, including the one under the Chief Minister's initiative, had failed to throw up a solution. It has come to his notice that there are human rights violations against the Chengara agitators. The trade unions in Harrisons Malayalam Limited, according to reports, have initiated steps to cut off all contacts of these hapless people with the outside world. "The solution to any democratic struggle by any section of the population should be found through the appropriate political intervention. But reports suggest that attempts are being made to line up another section against the agitation and the police and officials are giving them all protection." The reports that a section of the estate workers are planning to stage a march to the area is very disturbing. -- Dileep R I thuravoor --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
