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Fwd: [initiative-india] NAPM Begins its 3rd Phase of Lokshakti Abhiyan from North Bihar and North Bengal



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Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Subject: [initiative-india] NAPM Begins its 3rd Phase of Lokshakti Abhiyan from North Bihar and North Bengal
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NAPM Begins its 3rd Phase of Lokshakti Abhiyan from North Bihar and North Bengal

 

Araria, Bihar / Islampur, West Bengal, January 23 : Lokshakti Abhiyan's third phase campaigning on the questions of rights of communities over natural resources, growing inequality in society and decentralised democracy began with two big public rallies of NREGA workers trade union and Adivasis.

 

In morning, Jan Jagran Abhiyan Sangathan (JJAS), a trade union of NREGA workers took out a huge rally in Araria which attended by the workers from katihar and Araria. JJAS has been working in the area since 2008 and has worked pro-actively for the rights of the workers, rooting out corruption and brining transparency in the system. Araria town was painted red with the colours of the workers who shouted, har haath ko kaam do, kaam ka poora dam do (Give Work to Everyone, Full Pay for the Work Done); Duniya ke Majdooron ek ho, ek ho (Workers of the World Unite) Workers narrated the fact that inspite of all the claims of development of the Bihar Government, they never received their wages on time, and many a times their due wages 144 Rs a day is not paid to them. There is large scale corruption in the schemes but even then Nitish ji on his Seva yatra, what is this kind of Seva (Service) ? Kamayani Swami and Ashish Ranjan members of the JJAS addressing the meeting narrated their experience of the social audits and the amoutn of effort it took them to register a trade union of NREGA workers. JJAS has 5,000 members at the moment and hope to grow leaps and bounds in years to come.  

 

The meeting was addressed by J P Singh, NAPM UP spokesperson; Rajendra Ravi and madhuresh Kumar, NAPM National Organisers from Delhi; Roshan Lal Agarwal from Raipur, Chattisgarh and was attended by Pushpraj, writer from Delhi, Amar Misra, Ashu Chauhan and Arjun Singh from NAPM Delhi and Thakur Devendra and Ashok Purusarthi from India Against Corruption – Delhi. Medha Patkar, National Convenre, NAPM could not make to the meeting due to delay in travel but addressed the meeting on phone.

 

Later in the evening Lokshakti Abhiyan reached Islampur in North Dinajpur District, West Bengal and attended the concluding session of the two day annual conference of Adivasi Jameen Raksha Committee (AJRC) and TASO (Transferred Area Surjapur Organisation). AJRC-TASO have been active in the region for a long time and is working to restore the adivasi land illegally transferred to the tea gardens big and small. Very recently on January 16, 2012 after two rounds of investigation on August 24 and September 21 2011, the SDO, Islampur has ordered the restoration of unlawfully occupied land of adivasis by Roopchera Tea Garden to more than 20 families. There are Mundas and Mardis who were allotted land by the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department but their land has been illegally occupied including Duncans and man other bigger companies. AJRC-TASO conference celebrated their victory and vowed to carry forward the struggle.

At the end of the meeting Adivasis lashed with their traditional weapons and lighting torches took out a Mashaal Rally through out the town of Islampur. They shouted slogans demanding restoration of land but also threatened that jo jameen sarkaari hai who jameen hamari hai (All the Government Land is Our Land). They also called for chai nahi chawal chahiye (We Want Rice not Tea);  Pepsi Nahi Pani Chahiye (We want Water not Pepsi). Pasharul Alam, leader of TASO-AJRC said that the patience of the Adivasis was running out if government doesn't act in the interest of  Adivasis then they will have to start occupying the government land as the Adivasis of Narmada Valley has done in Jobat.

Medha Patkar addressing the meeting said, the governments of Bihar and West Bengal have a chance to prove that a development can be achievement with equity and justice to the poorest of the poor who are rich in their natural resources and their labour. If real parivartan (change) is to happen in Bengal then it can only happen if the communities will have the control over their resources or else the inequalities will continue to grow and a handful of capitalists and middle class will reap the benefits of this unmindful destruction of natural resources.

 

Lokshakti Abhiyan will tomorrow proceed to Forbesganj and Beerpur in Koshi region.

 

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