Tuesday, January 16, 2007
At least 11 now dead in land protests in India's West Bengal
At least 11 now dead in land protests in India's West Bengal
Amnesty International is concerned at reports that state officials may be responsible for, or complicit in, human rights abuses including torture and the death or injury of protestors following the use of excessive and unnecessary force.
The proposed Tata car plant at Singur had triggered protests from various quarters, especially from Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee.
Scholars and personalities like Sumit Sarkar, Arundhati Roy, Justice Rajinder Sacharm Praful Bidwai and Yogendra Yadav had last week issued a statement expressing concern over the violence and called for a halt in forcible acquisition of land in the state.
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has sought to allay their fears by sending letters to them explaining his government's stand on industrialisation.
IMO: If industrialisation of that sort removes valuable useful agricultural land from proper use, and causes the land to be used instead for car manufacture to increase global warming,it is a world issue not just a local one as the world will suffer and it ill behooves the locals not to realise this and act accordingly. It is certainly true that both USA and UK have acted shortsightedly in the past over these matters, but by now they are trying to better themselves. India should be in the van of progress, and think realistically. China is now suffering from its overindustrialisation with enormous medical problems which will not compensate and it is - it is hoped - even beginning to realise this ! Put India first not last !
This is now an Amnesty International matter and the bad behaviour in West Bengal must be stopped before it is too late.
Amnesty International is concerned at reports that state officials may be responsible for, or complicit in, human rights abuses including torture and the death or injury of protestors following the use of excessive and unnecessary force.
The proposed Tata car plant at Singur had triggered protests from various quarters, especially from Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee.
Scholars and personalities like Sumit Sarkar, Arundhati Roy, Justice Rajinder Sacharm Praful Bidwai and Yogendra Yadav had last week issued a statement expressing concern over the violence and called for a halt in forcible acquisition of land in the state.
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has sought to allay their fears by sending letters to them explaining his government's stand on industrialisation.
IMO: If industrialisation of that sort removes valuable useful agricultural land from proper use, and causes the land to be used instead for car manufacture to increase global warming,it is a world issue not just a local one as the world will suffer and it ill behooves the locals not to realise this and act accordingly. It is certainly true that both USA and UK have acted shortsightedly in the past over these matters, but by now they are trying to better themselves. India should be in the van of progress, and think realistically. China is now suffering from its overindustrialisation with enormous medical problems which will not compensate and it is - it is hoped - even beginning to realise this ! Put India first not last !
This is now an Amnesty International matter and the bad behaviour in West Bengal must be stopped before it is too late.
# posted by uv : 8:58 PM
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