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old, 'Maruti-marxist' a~cusation,which says, "Ifyou buy corporate-products, ifyou usc Maruti .
cars,whyobjectto letting corporates run ourUniversity?" Inotherwords, "ifwe have no objection to using Tata Steel orBirla Cement, why object to the corporatization blueprint, 'Model Act for Universities', drafted by Birla and Ambani?" Ifwe do nevertheless, continue to resist the commercialisation ofeducation, arguing that oureducation should be based on a social principle rather than a market principle, should we not also insist that ourdhabas be run on a social principle rather than a purely market principle? .
> Then, there's the excuse that Nestle can stay, since the dhabnwalns arc also exploitative an,d usc chi ld labour.In otherwords, becausethe dhabawalaisexploitative, let's allowthe Super-Exploiterofchildlabour, Nestle, to stay! This is similar to the argumentthat since mothers-in-law oppress daughters-in-law, there is no need to fight patriarchy! Ofcourse, even the smaHest, poorest roadside chaiwala often exploits and abuses child labour. Docs thatmean thatwe invite a far greater, more powerful exploiter, .
the MNC, to replace him? .
> Also the excuse that the canteen walas and dhabawalc:s are actually quite well off, they own a home in .
Delhi! Friends, the top 10MNCs ofthe world earn more than a hundred countries put togethcr!-Can there be any comparison between the MNC giant Nestle, ancl the men or women who run Ganga dlzaba, Tetlas orLibrary canteen? Can'tweaddress the important issues ofhygiene, quality and child labour on the existing dhabas, without making these an excuse to retain Nestle? .
> Amazingly, the pro-Nestle SFI is going to the extent ofcampaigning 'Retain Nestle-It will sell tea at Rc. 1 percup'! Nestle does notsell tea at this price anywhere; it is far-fetched to imagine that itwill do so here. But ifitdoes so, itwill only bepartofa ploy to displace every otherdhaba inthe campus andestablish its monopoly, and then dictate theprice at its will. Remember, Nestle hasthe notorious historyofdistributing baby food supplies 'free' in Brazil's maternity wards; as a result, mothers' milk supply <;iries up, and the mothers are forced to buy the expensive baby food to feed their babies. .
We appreciate the fact thatjustlike a LeftFront partner RSP has criticised the CPI(M)'s moves to introduce FDI in retailing, the AISF on campus has also chosen to take a principled .
stance and speakoutagainstthe Nestle Outlet. We wonderwhy, while even the right-\ving groups are notvocally defending Nestle, it is SFI alone which is offering one excuse after another to retain Nestle. "AISA did a 'flip-flop', so let Nestle stay; thedhabawala is well-off, so letNestle stay; there is child labour on campus, so letNestle stay;.. ."-every sensitive studentshould ask: why is SFT .
showing such unexplained desperation to defend the Nestle Outlet? .
Friends, there will always be 'reasonable', 'mature' reasons andjustifications not to make sociallysensitive choices. There willalways be voices which willsay, "Since everyone takes dowry, why not me?" But there comes a point in our lives when all ofus have a chance to make a difference, to act on certainprinciples. The Nestle issue is not a p~ttyquarrel betweenpolitical groups; itsa question ofdefending the sociallysensitive characte1-; priorities andculture ofour campus. Ifthe SFI-ledJNUSUmade a rnistake twoyears back by lettingNestle, itspossible now .
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to admit it, andcorrect that mistake before its too late. .
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Thattime is now. Let's make sure that in the UGBM on 27tb, each ofspeaks outagainst corporate takeover, and cast a vote to scrap·the Nestle Outletand replace itwith a 24-bour dllaba. Let the figh~ .
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to scrap Nestle he the first step in the direction ofresisting corporatisation and tackling the issues of child labour, hygiene, and quality. ~ .
Make UGBM a Clear Mandate against Corporate Takeover of Campus Spaces! .
Defeat the Attempt to Retain Nestle in the name of'Review' ofthe Contract! .
Unite for Scrapping ofthe Contract with Nestle, Demand its Replacernentwith a 24-hour Dhaba! .
sd/-Awadhesh, Gen. Secy., AISA, JNU sd/-Rajcsh Ranjan, Jt. Secy., AISA, JNU.
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PaRCha - JNU - AISA - 2005 ID-2363
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old, 'Maruti-marxist' a~cusation,which says, "Ifyou buy corporate-products, ifyou usc Maruti .
cars,whyobjectto letting corporates run ourUniversity?" Inotherwords, "ifwe have no objection to using Tata Steel orBirla Cement, why object to the corporatization blueprint, 'Model Act for Universities', drafted by Birla and Ambani?" Ifwe do nevertheless, continue to resist the commercialisation ofeducation, arguing that oureducation should be based on a social principle rather than a market principle, should we not also insist that ourdhabas be run on a social principle rather than a purely market principle? .
> Then, there's the excuse that Nestle can stay, since the dhabnwalns arc also exploitative an,d usc chi ld labour.In otherwords, becausethe dhabawalaisexploitative, let's allowthe Super-Exploiterofchildlabour, Nestle, to stay! This is similar to the argumentthat since mothers-in-law oppress daughters-in-law, there is no need to fight patriarchy! Ofcourse, even the smaHest, poorest roadside chaiwala often exploits and abuses child labour. Docs thatmean thatwe invite a far greater, more powerful exploiter, .
the MNC, to replace him? .
> Also the excuse that the canteen walas and dhabawalc:s are actually quite well off, they own a home in .
Delhi! Friends, the top 10MNCs ofthe world earn more than a hundred countries put togethcr!-Can there be any comparison between the MNC giant Nestle, ancl the men or women who run Ganga dlzaba, Tetlas orLibrary canteen? Can'tweaddress the important issues ofhygiene, quality and child labour on the existing dhabas, without making these an excuse to retain Nestle? .
> Amazingly, the pro-Nestle SFI is going to the extent ofcampaigning 'Retain Nestle-It will sell tea at Rc. 1 percup'! Nestle does notsell tea at this price anywhere; it is far-fetched to imagine that itwill do so here. But ifitdoes so, itwill only bepartofa ploy to displace every otherdhaba inthe campus andestablish its monopoly, and then dictate theprice at its will. Remember, Nestle hasthe notorious historyofdistributing baby food supplies 'free' in Brazil's maternity wards; as a result, mothers' milk supply <;iries up, and the mothers are forced to buy the expensive baby food to feed their babies. .
We appreciate the fact thatjustlike a LeftFront partner RSP has criticised the CPI(M)'s moves to introduce FDI in retailing, the AISF on campus has also chosen to take a principled .
stance and speakoutagainstthe Nestle Outlet. We wonderwhy, while even the right-\ving groups are notvocally defending Nestle, it is SFI alone which is offering one excuse after another to retain Nestle. "AISA did a 'flip-flop', so let Nestle stay; thedhabawala is well-off, so letNestle stay; there is child labour on campus, so letNestle stay;.. ."-every sensitive studentshould ask: why is SFT .
showing such unexplained desperation to defend the Nestle Outlet? .
Friends, there will always be 'reasonable', 'mature' reasons andjustifications not to make sociallysensitive choices. There willalways be voices which willsay, "Since everyone takes dowry, why not me?" But there comes a point in our lives when all ofus have a chance to make a difference, to act on certainprinciples. The Nestle issue is not a p~ttyquarrel betweenpolitical groups; itsa question ofdefending the sociallysensitive characte1-; priorities andculture ofour campus. Ifthe SFI-ledJNUSUmade a rnistake twoyears back by lettingNestle, itspossible now .
s...
to admit it, andcorrect that mistake before its too late. .
' .
Thattime is now. Let's make sure that in the UGBM on 27tb, each ofspeaks outagainst corporate takeover, and cast a vote to scrap·the Nestle Outletand replace itwith a 24-bour dllaba. Let the figh~ .
= .
to scrap Nestle he the first step in the direction ofresisting corporatisation and tackling the issues of child labour, hygiene, and quality. ~ .
Make UGBM a Clear Mandate against Corporate Takeover of Campus Spaces! .
Defeat the Attempt to Retain Nestle in the name of'Review' ofthe Contract! .
Unite for Scrapping ofthe Contract with Nestle, Demand its Replacernentwith a 24-hour Dhaba! .
sd/-Awadhesh, Gen. Secy., AISA, JNU sd/-Rajcsh Ranjan, Jt. Secy., AISA, JNU.
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