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Sieze the Time! Change the trouble time! Stop the clock and Resist! Just for Survival!Palash Biswas Contact: Palash C Biswas, C/O Mrs Arati Roy, Gosto Kanan, Sodepur, Kolkata- 700110, India. Phone: 91-033-25659551 Email: palashbiswaskl@gmail.com `We are in a state of emergency` Q"A/ Aruna Roy, founder, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan Prasad Nichenametla / New Delhi August 31, 2007 Aruna Roy, one of the founders of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan and a former member of the National Advisory Council who recently took part in the Jan Adhikar Yatra through Rajasthan, tells Prasad Nichenametla that the government’s approach on SEZ and jatropha farming has been “undemocratic" NEW DELHI: The group of ministers (GoM) set up to frame a relief and rehabilitation policy for those displaced by industrial projects, including special economic zones, on Thursday decided to give state governments the power to acquire 30% of the land required in case the developer has acquired the rest 70%. In the wake of violence and social unrest over land acquisition for SEZs, the government had decided to impose a total ban on official acquisition of land for such projects, ruling that all land would have to be bought by the developer. With most developers, backed by state governments, saying this would allow just a handful of people to block any project, it was proposed by the PMO that the policy could provide for the government acquiring up to 10% of the required land for maintaining contiguity and preventing a handful of malcontents from aborting vital projects. Now, the GoM has relaxed the ratio further to 30:70. “State governments can now acquire 30% of the land on behalf of the project developer if the company has already taken 70% of the land in possession," commerce minister Kamal Nath told reporters after the meeting. The decision will be applicable to non-SEZ projects too. The GoM, headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, was constituted to frame an R"R policy for the benefit of the people displaced by SEZs projects. Sieze the Time! Mrxists launch Land movement. They passed dalit agenda in Hyderabad congress only to dilue the Dalit Movement. Now they try to mobilise resttled partition victim Dalit Bengali refugees who have been denied of citizenship with citizenship Amendment Act passed with astive leftist cooperation. They have marginaliged dalits, tribals and muslims in West Bengal to continue the scientific Brahminical Hegemony. Now they demend reservation for Bengali dalit refugees rehabiliated out of bengal and also voice to implement sacchar committee recomendations. While the Marxist government in Bengal liquidate the reserved seats for SC St in govt. jobs quoting unavailibilty of worthy candidates and does not do anything in reference to OBC quota. Likewise the party representing and advocting Brahminical hindu rashtra, BJP takes extreme pain to express sympathy with the plights of Dalits! In the backdrop of his predecessor Bangaru Laxman coming out openly on the issue of neglect of Dalit leaders in the party, BJP president Rajnath Singh today held the Congress responsible for the plight of Dalits in the country. Less than six months after his party"s crushing defeat in Uttar Pradesh, former BJP chief Bangaru Laxman has accused its leadership of lacking adequate courage to espouse the cause of backward communities. “It is Congress which is responsible for the darkness faced by Dalits. And who else?" Singh today said in a press statement. Singh, who addressed the party"s Scheduled Castes cell at a meeting, also alleged that the Manmohan Singh government had stalled the SC welfare schemes. Singh in his statement also assured the Dalit leaders of the party to keep “them a step ahead in every institution of the party". The RJD took the opportunity provided by the police atrocity in Bhagalpur to make a case of absence of law and order in Bihar. In a similar fashion, the Samajwadi Party made a case for the inability of the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure law and order in light of the violence in Agra. These and other instances of violence against Dalits and the minority community featured during discussions in Parliament.
“Though there are several groups waging protests in the Terai plains, the government chose to ignore the others and hold talks with the Forum, thereby proving that it was still pursuing its divide and rule policy," Prachanda said. “Instead of resolving the Terai turmoil, it will stoke it further." Earlier this month, when the Maoists announced they would start a peaceful protest to press for abolition of monarchy before the November election, Prachanda asked the government to hold a roundtable conference where all agitating groups could take part and all grievances could be solved in one go in a transparent manner. Currently, besides several Terai groups, women’s groups, Dalits, a community regarded as untouchables, freed slaves and others have been holding separate protests demanding their rights. The rebels’ anger was especially roused by a clause in the 22-point pact in which the Forum alleges that Maoists captured people’s homes, properties and weapons, and should be made to return them. State govt urged to convene SC/ST atrocities panel meet’ Meanwhile in New delhi , the Parliamentary farce continues as usal! In the Rajya Sabha, RJD member Ramdeo Bhandary said it seemed that there was no law and order in Bihar, instead there exists only a “jungle raj". He suggested that if chief minister Nitish Kumar couldn’t improve the law and order situation, then he should quit. The RJD MP claimed that in Bihar minorities and Dalits were not safe. Providing a broader canvas, CPM MP Brinda Karat expressed concern over increasing atrocities on Dalits and demanded the Centre should intervene and ensure protection to Dalits. The killings in Gohana and tensions in Agra were also raised in the House. Nearly fifteen years after it was set up to look into who was behind the Babri Masjid demolition, the Liberhan Commission is still to submit its final report CNN-IBN has details of some of the highlights of the probe. The one-member Commission is likely to indict Vinay Katiyar, Uma Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi, and top VHP leaders. But more importantly it is expected not to be too critical of LK Advani. Ironically the term of Justice Liberhan Commission was to end on Friday but has been given a two-month extension. The Babri Masjid"s demolition on December 6 1992 changed the entire political discourse of the country. Some called it a logical culmination of events preceding the demolition, for others it was a black day for the country when law and order fell prey to Kar Sevaks drawn from saffron organisations across the country. For 15 years just who were the ones responsible for the destruction of the mosque has been a subject of intense public debate. The man who was entrusted with the job of nailing the guilty - Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan has still not submitted his report. On the other hand, An Indian court freed Bollywood star Salman Khan on bail on Friday almost a week after he was arrested and jailed for shooting an endangered gazelle during hunting trips nearly a decade ago.The controversial Rashtriya Janata Dal MP, Mohd Shahabuddin, was given 10 years" rigorous imprisonment by a court in Siwan today in a case of attack on a superintendent of police by him more than a decade ago, Sahara Samay sources said.Pooja Bhatt makes a brave attempt to make a socially relevant film with ‘Dhokha", focussing on the alienation of the minority community and the psyche of a suicide bomber. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised to look into the demand for a compensation package for the victims of 1992-93 riots in the city on the lines of the relief provided to those affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Meanwhile,Strong manufacturing and services kept India"s economy steaming ahead at a much faster pace than expected in the April-June quarter, but analysts said on Friday the tempo could slow slightly later in the year. Tighter monetary policy, seen eroding domestic consumption, and global market turmoil stemming from U.S. subprime lending were expected to check Asia"s third-largest economy in coming quarters, with further rate hikes seen unlikely at this stage. The annual growth rate for India"s fiscal first quarter was 9.3 percent, topping both a median forecast of 8.9 percent in a Reuters poll and growth of 9.1 percent the previous quarter. CNN-IBN has now accessed some key findings of the report, which give an idea of who all could be held guilty - Vinay Katiyaar - the Ayodhya-based functionary who led the demolition campaign from the front. Uma Bharti - the sadhvi, the rabble-rouser, known for making inflammatory speeches. Ashok Singhal - senior VHP leader whose fanaticism and statements preceding September 6 incited Kar Sevaks. Vishnu Hari Dalmiya - not as strident as Singhal may be but a man whose voice was being heard. Kalyan Singh - the then chief minister of UP who sided with the lawbreakers. Murli Manohar Joshi - senior BJP leader then with a remarkable following. RSS chief KS Sudershan - he deposed on behalf of the then chief Raju Bhaiyya. “What’s the point of the Liberhan report? According to me the commission should never have been set up," said Vinay Katiyaar. But the man, who was perhaps at the centre of the entire movement, L K Advani is likely to escape Liberhan"s wrath. CNN-IBN has learnt that he is unlikely to be clubbed with those who conspired to destroy the mosque. Though his Rath Yaatra finds an enormous mention but Advani"s link to the demolition is being seen as indirect. SC issues notice to Gujarat in post Godhra riot case By ANI The Gujarat High Court had ordered the DNA testing of the skeletal remains unearthed be collected and had sent to a laboratory in Hyderabad for DNA testing under the supervision of CBI. Of the 21 bodies, DNA of eight had matched with their relatives. Over 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in Gujarat in retaliation for the burning alive of 59 Hindu pilgrims on February 27,2002 at Godhra town by a suspected Muslim mob. Letter from India: In flood lands of India, caste prejudices thrive By Amelia Gentleman NEW DELHI: A bleak postscript to the misery of millions affected by catastrophic flooding this year in Bihar State came last week with the story of an upper-caste police officer accused of drowning two lower-caste girls in the river after they stole firewood from his orchard. Dry tinder has become a precious commodity in Bihar, vital to survival in the damp post-flood period. According to a villager who complained to the police, when the police officer found Chandani Kumari, 6, and Kamali Kumari, 13, taking wood from his property, he threw them into a fast-moving river. Neither of the girls could swim. The officer was suspended and a compensation payment of 100,000 rupees, or $2,400, was given to the girls" parents, S.L. Das, the local police superintendent, said, adding that he believed the girls were chased, not thrown, into the river. For human rights activists in India, this is a horrifying illustration of a widely accepted truth. When communities are in trouble, caste prejudice deepens. Aid agencies have noted that in Bihar, just as during previous natural disasters in India, even the distribution of aid makes its way more swiftly to the powerful upper-caste sections of society than to the groups known officially as Scheduled and Backward Castes.
Rakesh alias Lara, belonging to the Balmiki community, was shot dead by three men on August 27, triggering violence in the city and other parts of the state. The Deputy Commissioner D P S Nagal and the SSP, Navdeep Singh Virk, are camping in the town to keep a strict vigil on the law and order situation. The Gohana police has so far arrested five youths for their alleged involvement in attacking police personnel and officials besides damaging public and private property during the Haryana bandh, Virk said. The arrested youths were identified as Sonu, Navneet Deepak and Akash of Gohana and Jaswinder of Khanda village, police said. The Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Salja and leaders of the BJP and Akali Dal MPs led by state BJP leader Rattan Lal Kataria who visited the town yesterday, termed the incident as an act of atrocity on the Dalits and supported their demand for a CBI inquiry into the murder and safety of the people living in the Balmiki basti. Meanwhile, the police staged a flag march in Sonepat town last evening to instill confidence among the residents in general and the Dalits in particular NEW DELHI: Agitated over the formation of a committee between the UPA and its Left allies over Indo-US nuclear deal, Opposition NDA and the Third Front on Friday stalled proceedings in both Houses of Parliament and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee, which was rejected by the government. BJP moved a privilege motion in the Lok Sabha against the government for announcing the formation of the committee outside Parliament when it is in session. Speaker Somnath Chatterjee admitted the notice for the motion given by Deputy Leader of Opposition V K Malhotra and said he would take a decision on it. Rejecting the contention of NDA and the Third Front which disrupted the proceedings as soon as the House met, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the committee did not have any official status and was an “internal arrangement" between the UPA and its allies. Had the government constituted any committee, it would have had representatives of all the parties, the Leader of the House emphasised amid slogan-shouting by opposition members criticising the decision. Ruling out formation of JPC to study the Indo-US nuclear deal as demanded by the NDA and Third Front, Mukherjee said it was not required as there was no precedence of any international agreement having been subjected to Parliament"s “scrutiny". The members from NDA and Third Front were unrelenting and continued shouting slogans like the government had “deceived the nation". Sensing the mood, the Speaker adjourned the House till noon. Similar scenes were witnessed in Rajya Sabha also with the NDA and Third Front members demanding formation of JPC. Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the House till noon. PM reviews status of agriculture in Maharashtra By ANI “The farm sector is emerging from a long period of stagnation. Production is registering an increase in many crops. Sugarcane has turned in a spectacular performance," he said. He said that a number of bold reform initiatives have been taken up to improve agriculture"s status. Pointing out that Maharashtra has many inherent advantages, Singh said it was possible to build on these advantages to take agriculture to the next level of operations. Underlining the areas of concern, he said that productivity of major crops has stagnated for a decade. He figured irrigation as another area of concern, saying that only 16 percent of the crop area of Maharashtra is irrigated. “There is a major overhang of incomplete irrigation projects requiring over Rs 40,000 crores to complete them. However, the actual irrigation potential added in the last decade is not large. The state needs to see how it can generate the funds needed to complete these projects," he said. He called for differentiated agricultural strategies for each region of the state, and said that focus needed to be on providing “life saving or fallback irrigation and on other income generating activities such as animal husbandry." Farmers willing to go to court over bounced compensation cheques
Singh had announced a package of over 37.50 billion rupees as relief to the debt-driven farmers of Vidarbha region of western Maharasthra. Since then around 500 farmers in six districts –Amaravati, Akola, Washim, Buldhana, Yavatmal and Wardha-in the region have committed suicide.
Buddhism was virtually extinct by the end of the 19th century. In recent times, Buddhism has seen a revival in India due to the influence of Anagarika Dharmapala,Kripasaran Mahasthavir[6],Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Tenzin Gyatso. Ideological and financial causes Hinduism became a more “intelligible and satisfying road to faith for many ordinary worshippers" because it now included not only an appeal to a personal god, but had also seen the development of an emotional facet with the composition of devotional hymns.[29]
By HOREN TUDU* posted by RUNOKO RASHIDI
The Black race in its entirety has been the victim of subjugation and extermination by the Caucasoid race from the dawning of modern humanity. However, it truly remarkable that this unique community has survived and accomplished remarkable feats that have redefined the world in every possible way. As the groundbreaking historian Runoko Rashidi has often used the words “Black" and “African" interchangeably, I will remain loyal to his terminology and define all members of the Black race to be of Austroloid and Negroid descent. This merger of noble humanity is to include all the Aborigines of Australia, New Guinea, The Philippines, and Indonesia. It embraces the proto-Austroloids of Bangladesh and eastern India, the lower castes and tribal Dravidians of India, Sri-Lanka, the Andaman/Nicobar Islands, and ultimately all members of the African continent and its far-reaching diasporas on the western hemisphere of the Earth. One of the most daunting tasks for a truth finder is to form an unbiased perspective in an era where most historical documents are corrupted by Euro-centric bigotry and Indo-Aryan white supremacy. There are few if any documents written truly from a native"s perspective. I will attempt to provide an account that exposes a truth, of which many in the world are simply not ready to bring to light and internalize. Moreover, it forces us as human beings to genuinely view the world for what it is. The truth hurts far more than the facade that allows so many in the world to live comfortable lives. It is the primary focus of this document to answer many serious questions: Who were the inhabitants of East-Bengal before the arrival of the Muslims? Where are those people now? How have the Arabs and the Hindus destroyed Bangladesh? Most importantly, how can Pan-African politics help unite and possibly save the country?
The word Bangladesh is derived from the term “Vangla", a word given by the Bodo Aborigines of Assam to connote “wide plains." The original inhabitants of modern day Bangladesh were the Proto-Austroloid Kols, otherwise known as Kolarians. The term Kol has ubiquitously been corrupted by the Aryan-Sanskritic speakers to the word “kalu", meaning both “black" and “ugly" in almost all of the 16 languages of the Indian Sub-Continent. The Kolarians are a Dravidian sect, whose descendant communities can be found also in West Bengal and elsewhere in the eastern belt of the Indian-Subcontinent. Most geological scholars will contend that most of Bangladesh was fashioned 1 to 6.5 million years ago during the tertiary era. Semi-recent excavations in the Deolpota village of western Bengal seem to suggest that a Paleolithic civilization in the region existed about one hundred thousand years ago. A 10,000 to 15,000 year old stone structure in Rangamati is the primary evidence of Paleolithic civilization along with a hand axe found in the mountainous inclines of the Feni district. This Neo-stone age began 3,000 B.C. lasting almost 1500 years. Similar tools were found in Sitakunda of the eastern region Chittagong, and near Comilla district. The sparsely forested hills in eastern Bengal strewn with fertile valleys imparted a hospitable location for Neolithic settlements.1 Physically, the indigenous people were longheaded, dark skinned, broad-nosed, and short in stature. Sometimes labeled as “Negritos" and “Negroids", their physical features are unchanged today among the lowest castes of Bengal, mainly the peasants, as well as 95% of population of Bangladesh today who derive from these lower castes and tribes. The Aryan Invasion and Destruction of Ancient Bangladeshi Civilization Most present day anthropologists and scholars will confirm that the people of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization were of the same racial stock as the present day Bangladeshis and lower castes of India. The Indus Valley Civilization marked a period of wealth and prosperity in Indian history. Noted developments include the development of yoga, the erection of ziggurats and the discovery of zero. All these inventions were later appropriated by the Aryan priests in what must have been the greatest case of scientific theft on record. The golden Harappan age came to an abrupt and brutal end when hordes of barbaric Aryans swept into India in 1500 BC through the Khyber Pass. Most of these Caucasians were under the flexible leadership of the moon worshipping Aryan named Indra. The 1000 years that followed imparted irreversible destruction and darkness. During this Vedic Dark Age (1500 BC - 500 BC) no civilization survives, no writing, nor any trace of the existence of even a semi-civilization. There is, even now in the late 21st century, complete ignorance concerning this era of Indian history. It was a seemingly endless orgy of slaughters and massacres of native Bangladeshis by the Caucasoid, barbaric invaders who considered it meritorious to butcher those of a different race, a Black race.2 Bharata la
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