[DEBATE] : Fwd: [initiative-india] Fwd: Update

[Jai Sen]

This is my fourth message to Debate today, on Nandigram in India.   
The others, posted also to the Social Movements list, have not come  
through as yet.  Let's see if this one, posted in this send on  
Debate, does...

	JS

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Mukta Srivastava" <mukta.srivastava at gmail.com>
> Date:  November 10 2007 10:13:54 PM GMT+05:30
> To: wb-ipt at lists.riseup.net, peace-mumbai at googlegroups.com,   
> initiative-india at googlegroups.com
> Subject: [initiative-india] Fwd: Update
> Reply-To: mukta.srivastava at gmail.com
>
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> Please find an update on the dharna in Kolkata against the  
> Nandigram violence.
>
> Swapan Ganguly
> Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity
>
> This is a quick update from Kolkata . Several organizations,  
> intellectuals, activists and Sunando Sanyal were on dharna from 1 -  
> 8 pm on November 9th where they declared a 2 day fast on 10-11  
> November in support of the people of Nandigram.
>
> Today, on 10th November several organizations are participating in  
> the 2 day fast. These are:
>
> National Trade Union Initiative, Khet Mazdoor Samiti, Hawkers  
> Sangram Samiti, NAPM, APDR, Sandhati Udyog, Gandhi Peace  
> Foundation, AISA, CPI(ML-Liberation), SUCI, Janata Dal (S) and  
> Bandi Mukti Committee. CPI(ML-Liberation), SUCI and Janata Dal (S)  
> came with their banners but folded them after entering the fast site.
>
> The fast started at 11am. It was supported by prominent individuals  
> who visited and addressed the gathering. These included, Debabrata  
> Bandopadhyay, Maheshwata Devi, Aparna Sen and Rituporno Ghosh. A  
> procession was also taken out.
>
> In Nandigram, we got news on 9th night that BUPC was going to take  
> out an unarmed and peaceful procession today on 10th November. They  
> had informed the police station, President, Prime Minister and  
> Sonia Gandhi about it. They started gathering this morning at 9 am.  
> But while our programme in Kolkata was going on, we got news at  
> around 3 pm that the peaceful, unarmed procession had been fired  
> upon. The firing was NOT by police forces. The number of people  
> hurt or dead is extremely varied in the different reports we are  
> receiving. It seems nearly 50 people have died and another 100 are  
> injured.
>
> We request you all to please appeal to the West Bengal Governor to  
> visit the area. Please send emails to governor at wb.nic.in or fax him  
> at 033-22002444/22001649. Please write to the President also asking  
> the Centre to intervene immediately.
>
> Medha Patkar, Anuradha Talwar, Saktiman Ghosh, Sukhendu  
> Bhattacharya, Sujato Bhadra
>
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