I say Hosannah! As you know we have been outspoken - Ramu has even said so in writing - against the Jaitapur nuclear power plant - for every possible good reason.
So be watchful - we might be next to receive the knock on the door!! We will all need to watch out for each other. Thanks for continuing to write incisively Nilu. Lolly On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Niloufer Bhagwat <[email protected]>wrote: > Another example of demonisation , the Revenue Minister of the State > of Maharashtra referred to those villagers nervous about the prospects > of a Nuclear PowerPlant as *" Communists*". This is not how a dialogue is > promoted.The people in the area are terribly afraid of the impact of the > power > plant on their livelihood and ecology and they have a right to voice > their fears and apprehensions . > > If the power plant is safe why is it not being positioned in the > area to which power is to be supplied .Those who favour the > Plant should not mind living adjacent to it or in its vicinity . > > Why is it that we desire to impose on the ecology of the tribal > or agricultural communities before consultation with affected > interests is held . > > I am not on the merits or de-merits of the plant as I have > not studied the issue adequately . > > However all over the world people are calling into question > the present models of development which violate environment > and ecological standards . > > In Punjab the* ground water is totally poisoned from pesticides* > *and chemicals ,* *from the capitalist development of agriculture* > with cancer in addition to drug and alcohol addiction from > village to village , from one town to another and even > the youth congress of all organizations talks of the necessity for > a* social revolution , that is before someone calls for their arrest* > *as they are using the word" Revolution" or Inquilab or Kranti.....* > ** > *It is time that Police Officers look up the word for its dictionary* > *meaning .* > ** > *By the way the American Declaration of Independence itself* > *calls for the overthrow of any government which is unjust ...* > > Niloufer Bhagwat > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Niloufer Bhagwat <[email protected]> > *To:* John Dayal <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 3:44 PM > *Subject:* Re: ARREST OF DALIT ACTIVIST SUDHIR DHAWALE IN THE STATE OF > MAHARASHTRA -AMBEDKARITES BEING CALLED NAXALITES > > Dear John, > > Apologies for bothering you . The political > establishments around the country are possibly > deaf, listening to their own debates in parliament, > out of touch with the urgency of the situation in > the rest of the country . The Dalit representatives > in Delhi possibly do not know what is going on > around the country . > > In Maharashtra ,ever since the Khairlanji killings of > a Dalit family by upper caste elements and the mass > agitation which followed , Dalit protestor are being called > " Naxalites"with a view to prevent their legitimate > political activity .Recently a Dalit journalist Sudhir Dhawale, > whose wife is a nurse , was arrested and charged with > interalia "waging war against the State" merely because > of posters and pamphlets focussing on the condition of > the Dalits and books by Dr. Karl Marx, Lenin, Mao > in his personal libriary ,being used as evidence . > > The State of Maharashtra has a long social history of > Dalit oppression which remain in the feudal and backward > tracts of Marathwada and Vidharbha among others and > in rural areas all over the State where the landless workers > among othersare Dalit. I had to defend the Dalit leaders in > the past when they faced 40-50 cases which were filed against > the leaders of the Dalit panther movement , which > coincided with an agitation in the region of Marathwada for > Dalit rights and the renaming of the University as Dr. > Ambedkar University, when the wells of the Dalits were > poisoned by the upper castes in the villages in Marathwada. > > I do not know what the so called Dalit leaders > are doing in Delhi and elsewhere , but the situation > in Maharashtra is extremely regressive for Minorities > and Dalits and casteist elements have a stranglehold > over the police machinery , any focus on caste atrocities > and social and economic conditions of the Dalits is attempted > to be labeled as Maoist with a view to oppress democratic > dissent . > > It would not be an exaggeration to say that Maharashtra > is as bad as any BJP ruled State from the point of view > of the suppression of Dalit and Tribal dissent and the atrocities > and false arrests against minorities . > > There is not even a glimmer of the progressive dialogue > once visible in Mumbai and Maharashtra of the legacy of > Jotirao Phule , Lokmanya Tilak , Dr. Ambedkar or even of > of a Yeshwantrao Chavan; it is nothing but *REACTION OF THE* > *WORST KIND WITH THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE* > *REPRESENTING UPPER CASTE/UPPER CLASS REACTION,* > with the ruling party and opposition absolutely compromised by > merging of political identity with the Corporate Sector , Financiers, > Speculators , Builders among others , with the administration criminilised > at manylevels , due to the compulsion of raising political finances from > these sources . > > The suicides of farmers which is the highest in the country in > Maharashtra is only a reflection of the rot. The policies of > the entire State of Maharashtra have been pawned to the Indian > and Foreign Corporate Sector .Notwithstanding the lessons > of the collapseof the US economy , a contribution of its best and > brightest corporations. > > One example is Enron ,which ruined the people of the United > States equally even as it devastated the finances of the State > of Maharashtra . > > Rebecca Mark , the executive of Enron by the way did not know > Marathi , yet she was perfectly acceptable to all major political > parties in Maharashtra and absolutely hyponotised them . > > None of the leaders who accepted the Enron Project > and bankrupted the State have been held liable for > Sedition . > > My own view is that since we have Mahatma Gandhi and > Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar who taught us to oppose injustice > and resort to mass movements even without the books > of Marx, Lenin and Mao ,it will be difficult for those presently > repressing people to fool all the people , all the time. > > May be next time the ATS Maharashtra/Mumbai should > look out for those with books on Mahatma Gandhi and > Dr. Ambedkar and of course Lokmanya Tilak who said > on his conviction . > > *" Despite the verdict of the jury , I am not guilty .There* > *are higher powers that rule the destinies of men and* > *nations and the cause which I represent may prosper* > *more from my jailed than from my remaing free ."* > ** > * The government of Maharashtra forgets that the Ganesh* > *Utsav of Maharashtra is actually a political festival a* > *camouflage to organise against British rule and that their* > *leader Yeshwantrao Chavan was underground in the* > *nineteen forties .* > ** > * They still feel that Dr.Marx 's Capital a treatise* > *which is an academic discourse and Lenin and* > *Mao are more subversive than Mahatma Gandhi,* > *Dr. Ambedkar ,Bhagat Singh and Khan Abdul Gaffar* > *Khan ??????* > ** > Revolt in any society is directly proportionate to > the nature of injustice and violence used .Here > they are busy arresting the messengers for waging > a war against the State , when the Radia tapes and > official reports of the Ministry of Rural Development > ( therefore C.P.Joshi is out and someone else in tje > Rural Development Ministry to promote more land > grab ,despite the observations of the Supreme Court on > who was shielding Money Lenders in Vidarbha > as per the police records ) exposed the Salwa Judums > along with the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties . > > If this is reshuffle , God help them they do not know > what they do !!!!!!!!!! That is why the urgency ,the situation > is slipping beyond control , with New Delhi living in > an escapist world when everyone in the country knows > of the shenanigans from one ministry to another at the > cost of the Indian exchequer committed by more than > one political formation in government . > > Mumbai and Maharashtra are rapidly decaying politically, > socially and economically .The causes are the absence of any > political and social movement to revitalize the democratic debate. > The Maharashtra Mandals in the United States are far more important for the > leaders of the ruling party and the opposition , than the voice of its own > people > which includes its farming communities among others . > > The SC/ST Commission needs to be wound up in New Delhi, it is > a useless body which only toes the politically correct line which > as of now is PARALYSIS . > > You can imagine why Dr.Ambedkar while advancing a Marxist > view point , never referred to a Marx or Lenin ( Mao was not on > the horizon through published books in India ) . > > If keeping books and literature are an offense ? Has fascism > arrived ?????? > > Niloufer Bhagwat > > > *From:* Niloufer Bhagwat <[email protected]> > > *To:* John Dayal <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:21 AM > *Subject:* THE STATE OF THE REPUBLIC NECESSARY TO REVITALISE AND > CONSTITUTE MORE THAN ONE COMMITTEE IN NEW DELHI AND ALL OTHER REGIONS > > Dear John , > > In fact I tried to post it to you for private circulation , however > my computer responded saying , that it is an illegal alias !!!!! > > * I have written it for the Mathrubhumi at their request and their* > *are still minor typographical errors as I have written it during* > *treatment for a severe eye infection as they desired it urgently* > ** > *As soon as it is published by them ,* you may use > the article in any other magazine or journal . However > *you can proceed to abridge it and await my communication* > *as to when you are free to publish it after Mathrubhumi has* > *carried it .* > > As you know Dr. Binayak Sen and Iliana Sen are facing > terrible persecution and harassment along with *many others* . > I shall be grateful if you can rally around them .A few days > ago Iliana Sen was wrongly charged by the ATS/Foreigners > Branch for not obtaining permission for some delegates > from Bangladesh , Sri Lanka and Pakistam among other > countries attending a Women's Studies Conference at > Wardha , Maharashtra , though she is not concerned with > the formalities as the Conference was hosted by the Unviversity > itself which made the arrangements for hospitality and the > delegates were cleared from New Delhi . > > Please support their case and *kindly constitute a special* > *committee for the cases of victimisation in New Delhi to enable* > * everyone to look for the necessary support which will be* > *direly needed in the days ahead . The committee should* > *include a retired Judge of the Supreme Court or High Court,* > *eminent journalists , lawyers , among others .* > ** > *We will need one such Committee in every State strictly* > *for protection of democratic rights and civil liberties as* > *there has been an attempt in certain regions to throttle* > *democratic dissent .* > ** > *Just when there is a revolt in the hitherto Police States* > *of the Arab world , we are under siege in India , though* > *the Radia tapes have revealed the shenanigans of more* > *than one political party and their lobbyists .* > > *We have taken our Republic and Democracy for* > *granted whereas we are rapidly being reduced to* > *a authoritarian /fascist state by political parties* > *in regional governments of of more than one political* > * complexion . * > ** > *The killling of the Additional Collector Sonwane estalbishes* > *without doubt that the mafia appears to have penetrated* > *several institutions of the State and honest government* > *officials themselves along with honest and independent* > *minded political representatives will be in need of our * > *committees.* > ** > * We need to be organized including with funding .* > > I am ready to concede that not all individuals in every political > party are not tainted and some may be on our side . *However * > *the time for testing has come ...............* > ** > We need you in the days ahead, *including on the issue* > *of Palestine .* > > With warm regards , > > Niloufer Bhagwat > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* John Dayal <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:12 PM > *Subject:* many thanks from john dayal > > thanks for that excelletn article > where was it pubolshed, and can it be abridged for some christian jounral > god bless > > john dayal > > > -- > John Dayal > http://johndayal.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htm > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<humanrights-movement%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. > -- Ramu and Lalita Ramdas `Lara' - Ramu Farm Bhaimala Village P.O.Kamarle, Alibag 402201 Raigad Dist, Maharashtra, INDIA Phone: 0091-2141-248711 Fax: 0091-2141-248733 Cell: [L] 0 9422495315 Cell: [R] 0 9860170960 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. 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