The state at the very first opportunity tries to employ the most highhanded methods. No doubt about that. (That's why it tends to brand every militant protest as "Maoist".) And that must be stoutly countered.
But, the state does distinguish, rather is compelled to do. No OGH even in Dhinkia (POSCO) or even in Kalinganagar or Niayamgiri. No OGH in Haripur, Riagarh or Jaitapur. No OGH in Nandigram. Never mind that the state was too brutal. Eventually people did score a resounding victory. No OGH in Goa, all SEZs, including the already approved ones, were scrapped without bloodshed. We must not be deceived by our own fluffy rhetorics. Most instructive would be a comparison between Nandigram and Lalgarh. Not only Nandigram itself scored a spectacular victory, it made a deep positive impact all across the national scene. The SEZ juggernaut had to slow down even though it did not come to a grinding hault.. Lalgarh triggered the launch of OGH. Also Lalgarh from November 5 2008 to June 12 2009 vis-a-vis Lalagarh since June 12 2009. The resistance that had held for 7 long months crumbled in as many days. Of course, the war is on, the murders are on and the OGH is on. The differences are too stark to miss. Sukla On 21 May 2010 11:04, venukm <[email protected]> wrote: > > You seem to make a point here. > As Arundhati has pointed out in her recent interview to Al Jezira Tv, > 'there is a whole bandwidth' of democratic protests and responses in > India in the context of the current policies of repression unleashed > against the people by the UPA - II Govt. And yet, the entire Indian > Parliament behaves as a single right wing block backing the UPA Govt > in matters like OGH , notwithstanding the difference in colours of > their flags. > That the state sends out threats to each of its critics expressing > democratic dissent, for example, invoking black laws like UAPA is also > is serious enough.Going by the indications, no distinction is made by > the state between those who are engaged in direct combat and those who > legitimately express their concerns about the recent escalations in > the avoidable blood shed, as responsible citizens. The state ought to > be accountable for its role in stepping up the violence, > notwithstanding the single handed militaristic line of the CP(Maoist). > Thanks, > Venu. > > On May 21, 9:05 am, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's the weakest part. The first sentence here. > > Rhetorical hype. > > > > Lalgarh is a major hub of Maoist insurgency. No minerals known to be > there > > as yet. > > In Meghalaya, major struggles are going on against mining of uranium, > coal > > and lime stone. > > Of course, no Maoists there. > > The illegal minings of the Reddy brothers in Andhra-Karnataka region, any > > Maoists there? > > Even the most talked of struggle, at the moment, the POSCO project in > > Orissa, which includes captive iron ore mines, no Maoists. > > > > In so far as the mineral rich areas are by and large tribal inhabited and > in > > so far as the Maoist insurgency is exclusively limited to the most > backward, > > forested and mountainous regions of India inhabited by tribals, there is > of > > course a significant degree of overlap. No doubt about that. But it'd be > > gross oversimplification to claim that there is complete or even near > > complete congruence. > > > > But that's somewhat beside the point. > > The letter otherwise makes a pretty powerful statement. > > > > Sukla > > > > On 20 May 2010 13:03, Satyen K. Bordoloi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > *"Is it not true that the map of Naxalism is also the map of the Indian > > > Minerals. These minerals belong to the people of India but have been > handed > > > over to mining barons and corporates in a relationship of mutual > benefit, > > > more appropriately described as crony capitalism. It is for this reason > that > > > Arun Jaitly is your staunchest supporter because the fate of four state > > > governments ruled by BJP is dependent on the money from the mining > mafia." > > > * > > > > >http://canarytrap.in/2010/05/20/naxal-issue-open-letter-to-p-chidamba. > .. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Free Binayak Sen" group. > > > To post to this group, send an email to > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<free-binayaksen%[email protected]> > <free-binayaksen%[email protected]<free-binayaksen%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/free-binayaksen?hl=en-GB. > > > > -- > > Peace Is Doable > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Green Youth Movement" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<greenyouth%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB. > > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. 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