PROTEST against massacre of adivasis in Kalinganagar, Orissa

INSAF condemns the massacre of adivasis in Orissa on Jan.2 (see memorandum below).

Please fax/email your protests to the PM and Orissa CM at:
Shri Navin Patnaik
Chief Minister of Orissa
E-mail      cmo@ori.nic.in
Office Phone     0674-2531100, 2535100, 2531500
Office Fax     +91-674-2590833

The Prime Minister of India
Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India
Room No. 152, South Block,
New Delhi - 110 001
INDIA
Tel: +91 11 23012312 / 23013149 / 23019545
Fax: +91 11 23016857

Memo sent by INSAF:
January 03, 2006

To
The Chief Executive Officer
Government of Orissa
Bhubaneswar

Subject: Police Firing in Kalinganagar, Jajpur.

Sir,
We the undersigned are deeply shocked at the highhanded and brutal manner in which your administration has cracked down upon the citizens killing dozen of innocent people near Duburi, Kalinganagar on January 2, 2006.
This act of your administration not only makes the mockery of the fundamental right to 'association' and 'expression' guaranteed by the constitution of India but also a serious blow to the spirit of democracy of which right to dissent is an integral part.

Ever since you have taken charge of the affairs of Orissa, the violation of people's fundamental right 'to life with dignity' appears to have become routine and the administration is shamelessly made subservient to the corporate interests. In order to realise your obsession with industrialisation of Orissa you cannot play havoc with the lives of common citizens and infringe upon constitutional and democratic boundaries.
We, vociferously condemn the heinous acts of state violence enacted by your administration in the name of 'development' against its own people and demand:
1.    Unconditional public apology from the Government of Orissa
2.    Immediate and exemplary action against the officials guilty for the ghastly massacre of 2nd January 2006.
3.    Moratorium on land acquisition without the consent of the potentially affected communities.

Signed by:
Anil Chaudhary, President
Wilfred D'Costa, General Secretary
& others