Same Tata in Singur, Bastar, Gopalpur, Chilika... Wherever they go they bring trouble to people...
On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 12:59 PM, roopa esther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shocking news. > THis si the same Tatas who are buiding the DHamra port near the live > ridleys nesting site. How can he get away with this.? WHat cold > bloodedness to play with lives of people. > > --- In [email protected] <Jharkhand%40yahoogroups.co.in>, > "Nachiketa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > ** > > As usual the papers are toeing the line of the administration and > the > > TATAs. The question arises that why does a "contractor" for TATAs, > moves > > around with armed "bodyguards" armed with guns. Is Orissa really > that > > lawless? > > > > And would a contractor have the courage to move around with an armed > > entourage if the Kalinganagar activists were connected with > maoists, as > > accused by the press and the Government. In areas where Maoists > hold sway, > > even policement hide their arms unless moving in a large convoy or > group to > > foil attacks to snatch arms. Can one imagine a contractor with two > armed > > bodyguards moving around in Maoist areas openly. Who is > this "contractor" > > from Bihar moving around with armed "bodyguards" and who has been > engaged by > > TATAs to persuade "villagers". One thought the job of persuasion was > > entrusted to NGOs - does one need armed goons from Bihar to do that? > > > > BTW the OIC of the Kalinganagar PS Mr. Mund was also the OIC at > Kashipur > > when the violence was taking place in that area. > > > > This killing is nothing but an attempt to eliminate the leadership > of the > > Kalinganagar movement through importing hired gunmen from the > hometowns of > > TATAs, so that the tribals could be forced off their lands. > > ** > > *Regards* > > ** > > *Nachiketa* > > ** > > ** > > *VVJM activist shot dead* > > Statesman News Service > > JAJPUR, May 2: Kalinga Nagar relapsed to yet another phase of > agitation > > following the death of a 52-year-old anti-displacement tribal > activist who > > was shot dead by a security guard of Mr Aravinda Singha, contractor > of a > > steel company yesterday. Enraged locals re-launched a road block > repeating > > what they had done for 15 months following the 2 January 2006 > police firing > > in which 14 tribals were killed.The deceased Amin Banara of > Baligotha > > village was a strong supporter of Visthapan Virodhi Janmanch, the > outfit > > leading the movement against displacement of tribals in Kalinga > Nagar area. > > Police said the incident occurred when Banara was talking to some > of the > > villagers near the entrance gate of Rohit Ferotech Limited. It is > learnt > > that Mr Singha was trying to dissuade the villagers from opposing > projects > > when the tussle took place. In *one version the villagers attacked > Mr Singha > > and his security guard fired in defence*, while the *other > conflicting > > version was that both groups clashed leading to the firing*. > > Mr Singha, a contractor of Jharkhand along with his security guards > reached > > the spot in a vehicle and spoke to Banara. There was an altercation > leading > > to a scuffle between the two groups. Three rounds were fired and > Banara died > > on the spot. Conflicting versions of the event are doing the rounds > here. *One > > version is that Mr Singha was trying to dissuade the villagers.* > With > > Banara's death spreading in the area, hundreds of tribals rushed to > the spot > > and prevented the police from sending the body for postmortem. The > angry > > tribals took out a procession with the body to Vir Bhoomi, the > memorial > > constructed for the 14 people killed in police firing on 2 January, > 2006 > > during a protest against acquisition of farmland for industries. > They held a > > meeting there and also squatted on the NH 200, connecting port town > Paradip > > and Daitari. > > Meanwhile, police have taken Mr Singha and his driver into custody > and > > seized the vehicle."Aravinda Singha has admitted that his security > guards > > fired at Banara when his supporters attacked them. Efforts are on > to nab the > > security guards and they would be rounded up soon," said Mr KC Mund, > > inspector-in-charge of Kalinga Nagar. According to Kalinga Nagar > additional > > superintendent of police Mr Kartik Chandra Swain, "the two were > arrested > > near Panikoili when they were trying to escape from the district > and the > > vehicle was seized". > > Tribal leaders said that Multi National Companies' were trying to > intimidate > > and use force to supress tribals who are opposing displacement. > Chief > > minister Mr Naveen Patnaik professes 'peaceful industrialisation' > but the > > reverse is taking place all over the state as private armies and > goons are > > deployed, be it at Jajpur, Jagagsinghpur or Paradip, they said. > > Janmanch general secretary Mr Rabindra Jarika alleged that Mr > Singha had > > been hired to eject or eliminate tribals opposing industrial > projects. > > "The MNC's are attacking innocent tribals who have been fighting > for their > > lives and livelihood. We have re-launched the road blockade > agitation," said > > Mr Jarika. But the tribal leader did not say how long it would > continue. It > > may be noted that the VVJM had put up a 15-month road blockade at > Vir Bhoomi > > on Paradeep-daitary express highway, the life line of Orissa since > the > > killing in 2 January, 2006 and lifted it last year, after the > Cuttack High > > Court verdict.Today the police managed to conduct a postmortem of > Banara's > > body. The cremation is to take place at Vir Bhoomi. The situation > continued > > to remain tense in the industrial complex area on the second > consecutive day > > today. > > > > > > -- > > > > >
