[chhattisgarh-net] Digest Number 1812

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chhattisgarh-net Messages In This Digest (7 Messages) 1. "Free, Free Binayak Sen!"-US actions in solidarity with Raipur Satya From: Manoj Padhi 2. Free Binayak Raipur Satyagraha update: 30 March 09 From: Release Binayak 3. Chattisgarh Adivasis rise up From: Xavier Dias 4. Some news from South Bastar From: vcadantewada ashram 5. 36garh Diary | 31| March | 2009 From: Yuvraj Gajpal 6. Naxal violence hardly features as poll issue From: Shubhranshu Choudhary 7. Prem Bhatia Memorial Scholarship for Young Journalists, 2009 From: Shubhranshu Choudhary View All Topics | Create New Topic Messages 1. "Free, Free Binayak Sen!"-US actions in solidarity with Raipur Satya Posted by: "Manoj Padhi" manojpa...@gmail.com Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:29 am (PDT) While I appreciate the efforts to release Dr. Binayak Sen, I would like to ask the following question to activists. 1) Why he had chosen to meet a convicted Naxlite in jail for 27 or more times.; there are jail doctors, who are supposed to take care of the Naxlite. 2) Click the following link and tell, are these allegations true ? http://hindtoday.com/Blogs/ViewBlogs.aspx?HTAdvtId=758&HTAdvtPlaceCode=IND 3) Why he is unable to get bail from any of the courts ? Does it mean that police has got strong evidence against him ? Why do activists have sympathy with Naxlites ? SO far the "Free Binayak Sen" campaign has been confined to only Activists and you know it doesn't have any impact. In parliament, one MP tried a question and BJP MP Kharbela swain strongly protested that. To seek MPs support, first you have to convince people that he is innocent by answering above questions. Good luck. Manoj Padhi Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 2. Free Binayak Raipur Satyagraha update: 30 March 09 Posted by: "Release Binayak" releasebina...@gmail.com Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:30 am (PDT) Dear friends, The third batch of 90 protesters took part in the satyagraha for the release of jailed human rights and health activist Dr Binayak Sen, in Raipur today. All 90 protestors have courted arrest. The courting of arrest occurred after the satyagrahis were detained at Subhash Stadium by the Chhattisgarh authorities, following peaceful non-violent protest. They were all later released. The satyagrahis who courted arrest included: * * - *Amitdyuti Kumar *(APDR) - *Chauton Das *(Bandi Mukti Committee)** - *Jayamitra *(writer)* * - *Prashant Haldar *(APDR) - *Santosh Rana *(PCC) - *Meher Engineer *(intellectual/scientist) - *Shyamoli Khastagir *(social activist) - Members from *Shilpi Sena* - Members from *Sanjukta Paribahan Shramik Union * In solidarity, Rakhi & Anirban Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 3. Chattisgarh Adivasis rise up Posted by: "Xavier Dias" reachxd...@gmail.com Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:09 am (PDT) Dear Friends, *Johar!* The Adivasi homeland areas of the State of Chattisgarh bordering Jharkhand last week saw an unprecedented historical rally and public meeting where over 20000 people mostly Adivasis and Dalit participated. For thirty five years the Sangh Pariwar has been building up this Adivasi homeland belt by using the Adivasis for their political gains. This included geting Adivasis to fight Adivasis on the basis of religion. This is also the area where the BJP government has launched their notorious anti-Adivasi, Salwa Julum pogram. The pogram of spreading communal poison and the power of the State (remember the incaserating of Dr. Binayak Sen) saw years of fear politics on our Adivasi peoples. In the past decades not a single non-pariwar public programme could be organised here. Resulting in a flood of mining companies usurping Adivasi lands. The culture of silence has just been broken Prem of Delhi Forum and Tirth Birulee of BIRSA Media cell have produced this video clipping and posted it on utube. Please click on the link below if you would like to view it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_svhQLwTvJA Your comments would encourage this team of young activist desperately trying to take the voices of the people here to the outside world Sincerely Xavier Dias BIRSA B 6 Abhilasha Apts 11 A Purulea Rd. P.O. Ranchi Jharkhand 834001 INDIA Tel/fax: (O) +91 651 2532035 / 2531874 / 2532104 Cell +91(India) 9431185072 Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 4. Some news from South Bastar Posted by: "vcadantewada ashram" vcadantew...@gmail.com Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:17 am (PDT) Dear friends, Here are some news from South Bastar from last few days which I would like to share with you. This is for your kind perusal and appropriate action : 1. People of Lingagii were forced to catch fish for Police, CRPF and SPOs on the day the day the villagers were brought back to the village after Chief Secretary's intervention with the help of Human Shield volunteers of Vanvasi Chetna Ashram. As you know police was not allowing people of Lingagiri to go back to their village before that 2 After Lingagiri when people from Basaguda showed their interestt to go back to their village, first administration did not give them permission to go back to their own homes. When people decided to go back to their homes anyway with the Human Shield volunteers of Vanvasi Chetna Ashram and hired tractors to carry their stuff the Police filled tractor of basaguda people with their own stuff,and villagers could not carry their own luggage, though villagers paid for the tractor 3 Police have picked husband of Kumari a rape victim who was put in jail, now on bail and his two younger brothers from vechapal village in Bijapur district.this week 4 The news of killing of four people in Tarlaguda is suspicious and requires more investigation.People fear that it may be police act to disturb the rehabilitation campaign Sincerely Himanshu Kumar Vanvasi Chetna Ashram, Kawalnar, Dantewada +919425260031 ( Moderators note : More news about repatriation of Basaguda and Lingagiri can be read here : http://cgnet.in/FT/atfolder.2009-03-20.0254747815/) Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 5. 36garh Diary | 31| March | 2009 Posted by: "Yuvraj Gajpal" gajp...@gmail.com   yuvrajgajpal Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:57 pm (PDT) Dear Friends, Here is the News about Chhattisgarh in the media today... Rahul to start election tour from Wardha Indopia - India Rajnandgaon and Korba in Chhattisgarh are the other places where Gandhi will address public meetings on the first day of his election campaign. ... Raman Singh to campaign in all Chhattisgarh constituencies Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand Raipur, March 30 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stage road shows in all 11 Lok Sabha constituencies ... Dainik Bhaskar releases Chhattisgarh Business Directory Media Newsline - New Delhi,New Delhi,India Dainik Bhaskar, India’s leading Hindi daily released the first edition of business directory for Chhattisgarh. Targeted at the local businessmen and traders ... More news can be found with full coverage at... http://cgnet.in/Med/diary/2009/cgdiary310309 Pls send your suggestions on how do you find CG Diary and how to make it more useful for all of us. If you see/know/experience something which you think should be shared with people pls write to us at cgnet...@gmail. com . If you want we can conceal your identity. Regards, Yuvraj Gajpal for CGnet moderators team Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 6. Naxal violence hardly features as poll issue Posted by: "Shubhranshu Choudhary" s...@cgnet.in Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:25 pm (PDT) Naxal violence hardly features as poll issue 31 Mar 2009, 0000 hrs IST, Vishwa Mohan, TNN NEW DELHI: Despite being invoked as a worrying security threat, naxal violence is hardly a poll issue despite the Red ultras having established a massive network of supporters and carving out pockets where their writ is unchallenged. The reason why naxalism is not really a poll issue is that it does not influence or affect voting even in the 25 constituencies with a significant presence of Maoists. The ultras have not been able to impose their poll boycotts nor have they been able to subvert results in a manner that would force the political establishment. There has been talk of a covert understanding that saw Left wing extremists "backing" the Congress-TRS-Left combine in the 2004 elections but even in other states the voting percentages in these constituencies have on the whole risen. Even though naxal violence has claimed 5,000 lives in the last 10 years it is not a talking point in elections. At most, the issue is a security concern for police forces in naxal-affected areas as Election Commission's statistics on the last two Lok Sabha polls show most of the 25 parliamentary constituencies recorded higher voting in 2004 as compared to 1999 quite in contrast expanding zones of Maoist influence. The 25 severely naxal-affected parliamentary constituencies are Khammam, Karimnagar, Warangal and Mahabubnagar in Andhra Pradesh; Aurangabad, Jahanabad and Gaya in Bihar; Chatra, Hazaribagh, Lohardaga, Palamau and Singhbhum in Jharkhand; Bastar, Kanker, Surguja and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh; Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh; Chimur (Gadchiroli) and Bhandara (Gondia) in Maharashtra; Deogarh, Koraput, Sundargarh and Sambalpur in Orissa and Burdwan and Midnapur in West Bengal. Although there are some other constituencies which witnessed worrying levels of naxal violence, there have been relatively higher number of incidents - affecting 20 per cent of police stations - in these 25 seats. While 15 of 25 constituencies recorded higher percentage of votes in 2004 as compared to 1999, three witnessed almost the same turnouts. Only seven saw decline in voting percentage with Chhattisgarh recording a decrease in Kanker and Surguja. However, the worst affected constituency of the state - Bastar - recorded a sharp increase in 2004. Similarly, EC's statistics show that 15 out of 25 such seats had returned the same political party in 2004 which had won these constituencies in 1999 with eight of them even going in favour of the same politician or their close relatives in the same political party. The maximum eight went in favour of the BJP stalwarts followed by three of Congress and one each of RJD, CPI, CPM and BJD. Poll records of 1999 and 2004 general elections show that the BJP won majority of the naxal-affected seats. While the party won 15 out of 25 seats in 1999, it had nine in 2004 polls. On the other hand, Congress won four seats in 1999 and six seats five years later followed by RJD which won four (three in Bihar and one in Jharkhand). The situation was, however, different in smaller states like Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh where five out of 14 and four out of 11 constituencies (over one-third) respectively come under the severely naxal-affected areas. In both these states the naxal issue dominated the polls due to large tribal population there which provides recruits for Red ultras as also for the anti-naxal Salwa Judum. Chhattisgarh has seen naxal-affected areas repeatedly backing BJP. While the party had won three seats in Red zone in 1999 general elections, it improved its tally to four in 2004 -- indicating how in these tribal-dominated areas, cheap foodgrains and Salwa Judum -- saw tribals voting saffron. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Naxal-violence-hardly-features-as-poll-issue/articleshow/4336399.cms Back to top Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 7. Prem Bhatia Memorial Scholarship for Young Journalists, 2009 Posted by: "Shubhranshu Choudhary" s...@cgnet.in Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:38 am (PDT) Prem Bhatia Memorial Scholarship for Young Journalists, 2009 The Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust offers two Scholarships every year for Indian Journalists between the age of 25 & 40 for research in Media related subjects, which are topical and relevant to the Indian Scene. Each of the two Scholarships is for Rs.75,000 for one year, sponsored by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. The Scholarship amount is given in four instalments. The first instalment is given on May 8th and the remaining three instalments after each quarterly work in progress has been approved by the selection committee. In addition, at least two articles on the Research Topic should be published in journals or newspapers. These scholarships are only for journalists working in India. HOW TO APPLY There are no application forms, but applicants should send a covering letter which includes * an up-to date biodata * a synopsis of the proposed subject of research * three clippings of recently published articles, and * a reference from the candidate’s Editor, employer or, in the case of self employed candidates, other suitable persons. As the scholarships are awarded to the selected candidates at the annual function of Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust on May 8, each year, all applications should reach us latest by March 31, 2009. Applications should be addressed to: The Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust, C-484, Defence Colony, New Delhi 110 024, Tel.: 24336004 & 51551221. The selection committee’s decision will be final on all matters concerning the selection of scholarship candidates. 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