As regards "economic interests" that the Indian/Chhattisgarh state presumably represents and promotes, and consequent "land grab", in the context of Dantewada (the most major hub of Maoist insurgency), would anyone come out with the specific facts and figures?
The main burden of Arundhatii Roy'snarrative, and also that of a few others holding briefs for the Maoists, is that the state has erected the ghost of (practically non-existent) Maoist violence and insurgency in order to justify and cover up its moves to clear out large tracts of lands rich with mineral resources to hand over to corporates and/or US Imperialism. Are there any notified and/or proposed SEZs in Dantewada? What is the extent of land acquisition notices served, if any, for industrial/mining purposes? Any specific details? When the mineral resources were discovered? What are these? Is Dantewada unique? Are the Maoists fighting "displacement", as innumerable other "democratic" forces are fighting and not without any success, or fighting to capture "state power" through the strategy of "Liberated Zones" regardless of any threat of displacement? Is armed violence or insurrection the best way to fight displacement? What are the real life experiences? How Nandigram or Goa or Raigarh compares with Dantewada? Would others respond? In specific terms? Any large-scale armed offensive would of course further intensify and spread the alienation of pauperised and super-exploited adivasi masses. And thereby further aggravate the problem. The consequences could be utterly tragic. Hence the existential and developmental needs of the adivasi masses must be addressed on war footing in consultation with and by actively involving them. Rehabilitating the large number of displaced people on account of the ill-conceived Salwa Judum triggering triggering internecine wars and large-scale violence amongst the adivasis must be on the top of the agenda. And indiscriminate state brutalities must stop forthwith. Sukla Countercurrents editor at countercurrents.org on Sat Oct 31 11:55:13 CDT 2009 wrote: The Heart Of India Is Under Attack By Arundhati Roy http://www.countercurrents.org/roy311009.htm To justify enforcing a corporate land grab, the state needs an enemy – and it has chosen the Maoists Peace Is Doable Try the new Yahoo! India Homepage. Click here. http://in.yahoo.com/trynew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
