Fighting Injustice in Polepally SEZ

Its been a great day. Mega destruction is partially been stopped by Congress Govt by withdrawing coastal corridor. The coastal corridor is at last cancelled, Minister, Mopi Devi declared it today. Withdrawal of two Government Orders No. 34 , helped the bureaucrat-politician- industry nexus to grab 51,000 acres from Srikakulam to Tada is most news! We are not sure whether its another political drama to suspend the movement till the elections. (Read More…)

As many of you may be aware, the Government of AP came out with the GO 34, aimed at developing the coastal areas of AP right from Srikakulam to Nellore districts in an area covering 972 kms, into a Coastal Industrial Corridor. The Government sees this as its most Prestigious Project aimed at accelerating Industrial Growth and claims to “Develop” the region in the bargain.

Opposing the Coastal Industrial Corridor, the National Alliance for People’s Movements (NAPM), is organizing a Dharna on 25th August, 2008, at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park , Hyderabad , from 10am to 2pm.

Speakers:

• MEDHA PATKAR, National Convenor, NAPM and Narmada Bachao Andolan
• K. BALAGOPAL, Human Rights Forum
• Farmers, Fisher folk, Adivasis and Villagers against the Kakinada Special Economic Zone.

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COMMITTEE AGAINST THE FORMATION of INDUSTRIAL COASTAL CORRIDOR

Dear People!  Democrats!!

Let us unitedly oppose the coastal corridor which destroys the livelihood of thousands of Fishermen, Daliths, Ryots, and Coolies and at the same time smashing the production of food grains, sea foods, and thus adversely affects the lives of the poor people. This Government is not caring for the public opinion and the opposition of the Fishermen, Dalits, Farmers, and Coolies, artisans. We oppose the issue of G.O. No. 34 against the people’s aspiration and giving consent for formation of coastal corridor and we the Committee against formation of Industrial Coastal Corridor oppose it tooth and nail.  How the rulers and officials did give shape to this coastal corridor which is anti-people? The Govt. which came into power on the basis of big promises of the welfare of the poor people and claiming to be the harbingers of Indira Raj , is pushing  the life of poor people to extinction through  S.E.Zs, Pharma Parks, Chemical Industries, and Industrial Parks.

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రెండు శతాబ్దాల పాటు చావో రేవో అన్నట్టుగా సాగిన స్వాతంత్ర్య పోరాట సారం ఈ నేలాలో పూర్తిగా ఇంకక ముందే, త్యాగాల చాళ్లల్లో ప్రగతి అందరికీ చెందే వ్యవస్థ సాకారం కాక ముందే ఘనత వహించిన ప్రజాస్వామిక ప్రభువులు మన భూమిని, మన గాలిని, మన వనరులను ఆఖరికి మన స్వేచ్చను కూడా మళ్ళ్లీ తెల్ల దొరతనానికి తాకట్టు పెట్టేందుకు తొందరపడుతున్నారు. రైతాంగం, శ్రామికులు పోరాడి సాధించుకున్న హక్కులు, అధికారాలను తుంగలో తొక్కి, నయా జమీందారీ విధానానికి పునాది వేస్తున్నది మన ప్రభుత్వం.

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