All of you agree that it is because of TISCO, Jindal and other such large undertakings that the entire State developed, the locals got good schools, hospitals and raised standard of living. In the recent National Sports event held in Madurai Jharkand came first with the maximum Gold Medals(13?) Was it beacuse of the anti-TATA movements or the TISCO and others contributing to advancement of the population? If TATA MOTORS establish her manufacturing unit, don't you think more of people wwould get opportunities in employemnt directly and indirectly, the ancillaries and auxilliary industries would grow, ultimately to an ideal self contained township with all facilties. Several SEZ-s were set up in Gujarat in consultation with the locals and Gujarat expects an investment of Rs.4.25 lakh Crores assured by the top echelon of the industries led by Mukesh Ambani. It is a shame that the small minded NGO-s and agitators misguide the locals in this manner and burn cars and motorbikes to prevent TATA establishing the factory!! What does TATA lose? They would go to Gujarat where they would be received gladly by Mody!!
--- On Wed, 6/25/08, Surya Dash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Surya Dash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ =>> Jharkhand <<= ] Hundreds of goons surround Kalinga Nagar - "Do they want another massacre?" To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 1:45 PM Jharkhand Forum | Jharkhand.org. in/forum Subject: Hundreds of goons surround Kalinga Nagar - "Do they want another massacre?" To: Trouble started brewing in Kalinga Nagar when on Monday TATA people tried performing religious rituals at the proposed site in Kalinga Nagar despite strong protests from locals. They were chased away by the local people but ultimately performed the ritual in a different place near Maithan steel plant. On Tuesday they made yet another attempt to break the people's resistance with about 200 people camping in two different locations near the proposed site supposedly for the construction of the boundary wall which has stopped since 2nd Jan 06 when the police shot dead men, women and children. Kalinga Nagar Anti-displacement Forum activist (BBJM) Rabi Jarika claims these are not construction workers but goons deployed to attack and harm the tribals protesting against TATA. He is sure that the plan is to surround them from all sides and attack like it has happened in similar situations elsewhere be it proposed POSCO site at Dhinkia or Nandigram. Seeing the heavy deployment of the goons the locals have now also assembled at the proposed site and have braced themselves for yet another confrontation to save their land. The tension reached a high point yesterday when almost two dozen people in 7-8 motorcycles tried entering the proposed site. The locals claim some of them were the likes of goons from Jamsedhpur deployed by TATA in Kalinga Nagar. The locals captured these motorcycle borne troublemakers who were not harmed, though the motorcycles were set afire and broken "to make it loud and clear to the State and TATA company that they would continue to resist the land grab and any such attempt to snatch their constitutional rights" said Jarika. The motorcycle borne assailants are now hiding inside the Jindal steel plant premises. Rabi Jarika alleges that the district administration and police are hand in glove with TATA goons as they only could have allowed such a massive deployment of armed goons. According to the locals the TATA goons are well armed and have come in cars and motorcycles using the main roads. BBJM activists claim that such free movement of the goons can only be possible with the aid of the state. "Do they want another massacre like 2nd Jan" asked Dabar Kalundia who had survived a murderous attack on him by Arbind Sing, a TATA accomplice, on 1st May this year. In that attack Amin Banara, another BBJM activist had been killed by the bullets of the TATA goons. Previous to that Jogendra Jamuda had been attacked by armed men which he miraculously survived. "While the goons are armed with guns and bombs to attack us we are armed with our traditional weapons like arrows and axes to protect ourselves" said Kalundia. Some of the locals also allege that BJD minister Prafula Ghadei has a big role to play. "Where are the police, administration, political leaders and press now? They are rather extending full support to these armed assailants by giving a free run to the company goons, by not questioning TATA management, by branding our resolution to not give up our land as Maoist." said Jarika. He has appealed to concerned people to intervene and help stop the tension from escalating further and resulting in a massacre of innocent tribals fighting for their life and livelihood at the hands of company goons and police.
