PaRCha - JNU - AISA - 2008 ID-4894
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ar coos I.
' care ' La .
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lI s as sn1e.
-~!l~.f:lJ~J·~::·~·USIn you.
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i . ~Y.;) -'· ..
t ,cl..tl*"..l':'~ ~ moment they .
caesar Mondal I rNN come across:myculvert. many J)(lllccmC>n are scared to cross, P1taknta: Th~ nws-.agc from .
fl>:ll"in~: tl"'ltMno~Stsmight have Wt111~rc;· BUildings tushow a hu planted an mn..
m.an f,~o, whil<· dPAIIIIII; With the f'our bl<~.ts and half a dm.en .
warring pupui.H'I' in L:tlgarh 1':\lllhatth~s have l>+~n reported .
appannUy ll.J-;n't n'nc:ht'd the ever sincr fore~st.artcd their f,uT<:. Why,.\:;(' wnnld o ~i(:ClI'm man:h I Lalgarh. Though no of \h( <link.,,rn...-1 pollee(SI\P) pn) IC'Clll<Jn }\.1., pokt" nrntmd for th" SCPds of fear and anxiety. hlt.ldt"ll m inc-> ann ('Xl)l!JSiVi'R? Sol>J,ratH C"-'.lr\dflt It's thl<; fear th:tt bas led some pollcemf"n, wtll)arethem<.elves .
not trained todetect cxplJS.ivcs. to force lot·al youth to do the d.<lngrrous job for lhem El~~n·ycar-{)ld Shambhu Ghosh.~nMahato(20) and Shakti'Gtiosh(23) fromDhang· ori village wereamong'the Wl· lucky locals. 'l'hey have been on .
the run since last Thursday when secltrity forces entered the village searching for . Maoists. On Sunday mornlng. i TRAPPED: Youths armed with they were having breakfastat ~ a rod, scan for explosives a roadside eatery, close to the .
i Acts like this wUl b·~gger Pirakatacamp, whena team of .
'! poJ.fcemen sur.roUIMiel! tlwtilr more calls for vengeanceaud Oneoftbemaskedfitbeywere .
lead people to doubt the sfn· from Dbangori vWage. .
cerityofthe ,goverll.Qlerit's at· · :.;,.-When we said yes, tbey tempts to pacify the tribalvil-asked us where we had been lagers.. It also exposes thelack hi of we didn't w·ork .
Lalgnrh. A second team is k1pt for them:· Shambhusaid. .
in reserve m Midnapore town The two were taken to Pi-to bedeployed in case of 'VIP rakatacampand gi\-'1!n three-·.
c urges leaders & 'NGOs -~ · .
movement'. A third is cooling foot-long S-sbaped rods (pos-.
· ff Ground zero .
its heels in Kolkata. There is sibly taken from a construe: .
not a single explosives erpe:rt tion. site). They're then told.
··t······.-m""'"""'.
.,..,-~·--with police forces anywhere to scan for any suspicious ob-.
to l'ee\) 0 ,...,..,.o!~·l)ntu"-else ln the war zone. s~an abandoned bag.
... .
EversinceFtlda.Y evening's jorecta-box -lying on the road-..
---0 o!~as"'""~"'""' .
blast at Kuldiha, in which the side and us.e tbe rod to poke .
· , ; n\ei,. ,p,O: tbOMl',.,...._~'' ~"""""" ~""",..,,"'"""''-""" an explosion..
and three policemen we.re in· .
0 .
· polleehavebeen waryof.
anAtall"",lOis'"'~"' ""''n '""'"' """""" .
"""".."""'""''"'"''"'""'.
vct>i· "'"ol tb IJn\ " "'""'""of.
_.,ot---.., ? c~.
~"""""""''· .
--"',....,..~.~to.
U>cnll''*~,.¢"'',..;s',::,.n. as a ,al' tur" \1' ...,...,..,."""""'""'~-:;,\l~· alleeteO 0.,..S"" ~~.
;,oong""""~...-· Mr. Chidambaram: Why Are You s·o Afraid .
"'"''IS-""''".,_....... o.ona-"'1'\SttbeMa'>\s\S,.
.
-~ are"""""'"-""'"""~.
s~""'-·' ,.~. _..,.~,c\>\d....,-~-.
.....II"'"" cnl· . Of Observers? What Are You Hiding?.
"""""'"".....,.. ...... ....--The Union Home Minister has claimed that the government has.
~"''-""'"""'..""""~....-to"""~~-..~-\Sl>~'~·-·""'~;;;~c?"' Cl''. v""""....-"'B'"",.rso!"'d ' .
(;litloiFS"" suo0>' -~ 1\S\' ;,....af\0'............"'.
.
\ ""'"'.."'t.alO"',;till..,..¢ -,.,,.,-c?lA-SO~l)»t""'; no intention of doing war on its own people. However, he has in-.
""""'-..~-1St> :'\X>~..: ""'"""'00 structed intellectuals and civil society representatives not to visit .
to...........
.
\D""'~\l"'\'$ .,otetO "~~:l~~..~·u~ .
IS,,,. """~~:;,~~-,,.,..nond\0 not""",....."" Lalgarh, so as to avoid 'distracting' the paramilitary forces. If in-.
~"""""""'~,;:: ';:~""'I"'' opera· .
"'""' ""'""'""'""'.......
,""",::.~;",:1"'"'' ~~at~~c"~-enid"""'"'" _':'~:,,.,".!, deed the paramilitary operation is no 'war on people,' why should .
""'""",...,. all''/ _,...to""""''.......~~ the Government fear public scrutiny? Indeed, the Home Minister's .
.
' . _· ....
\ ~~~~\eadet isnot"~·"'~ · ~,..aci<an4"G"'·""'".
-el"'' ""''""··~·· ·~·'· "':" ' is a brutally repressive war on the adivasis, and this must be con-.
'_._.,.... _____..__ .
. .....-, .
' ...""""""""~~"'""' ...... ,....... . -.
.."',......otall··· __.,.....--'-"'"... __,rt.... """ -ducted away from the scrutiny of civil society..
\ ~...~·"""""'"" _............ .
.
It is not a coincidence that on the very day Mr. Chidambaram\ 1"' -~ -. -issued a veiled threat to intellectuals and civil society to keep off Lalgarh, the media brings us horrific stories of how CRPF jawans .
are using ydung boys as human shields to search for land mines .
under threat, of how women are being beaten up, and how local shopkeepers are brutally assaulted. Aren't these tactics of keeping .
independent observers away similar t.o Rajapakse's ban on interna-tional media and observers during the recent genocide of Tamils in .
.
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PaRCha - JNU - AISA - 2008 ID-4894
.
"" .
.
ar coos I.
' care ' La .
I:.
lI s as sn1e.
-~!l~.f:lJ~J·~::·~·USIn you.
.
i . ~Y.;) -'· ..
t ,cl..tl*"..l':'~ ~ moment they .
caesar Mondal I rNN come across:myculvert. many J)(lllccmC>n are scared to cross, P1taknta: Th~ nws-.agc from .
fl>:ll"in~: tl"'ltMno~Stsmight have Wt111~rc;· BUildings tushow a hu planted an mn..
m.an f,~o, whil<· dPAIIIIII; With the f'our bl<~.ts and half a dm.en .
warring pupui.H'I' in L:tlgarh 1':\lllhatth~s have l>+~n reported .
appannUy ll.J-;n't n'nc:ht'd the ever sincr fore~st.artcd their f,uT<:. Why,.\:;(' wnnld o ~i(:ClI'm man:h I Lalgarh. Though no of \h( <link.,,rn...-1 pollee(SI\P) pn) IC'Clll<Jn }\.1., pokt" nrntmd for th" SCPds of fear and anxiety. hlt.ldt"ll m inc-> ann ('Xl)l!JSiVi'R? Sol>J,ratH C"-'.lr\dflt It's thl<; fear th:tt bas led some pollcemf"n, wtll)arethem<.elves .
not trained todetect cxplJS.ivcs. to force lot·al youth to do the d.<lngrrous job for lhem El~~n·ycar-{)ld Shambhu Ghosh.~nMahato(20) and Shakti'Gtiosh(23) fromDhang· ori village wereamong'the Wl· lucky locals. 'l'hey have been on .
the run since last Thursday when secltrity forces entered the village searching for . Maoists. On Sunday mornlng. i TRAPPED: Youths armed with they were having breakfastat ~ a rod, scan for explosives a roadside eatery, close to the .
i Acts like this wUl b·~gger Pirakatacamp, whena team of .
'! poJ.fcemen sur.roUIMiel! tlwtilr more calls for vengeanceaud Oneoftbemaskedfitbeywere .
lead people to doubt the sfn· from Dbangori vWage. .
cerityofthe ,goverll.Qlerit's at· · :.;,.-When we said yes, tbey tempts to pacify the tribalvil-asked us where we had been lagers.. It also exposes thelack hi of we didn't w·ork .
Lalgnrh. A second team is k1pt for them:· Shambhusaid. .
in reserve m Midnapore town The two were taken to Pi-to bedeployed in case of 'VIP rakatacampand gi\-'1!n three-·.
c urges leaders & 'NGOs -~ · .
movement'. A third is cooling foot-long S-sbaped rods (pos-.
· ff Ground zero .
its heels in Kolkata. There is sibly taken from a construe: .
not a single explosives erpe:rt tion. site). They're then told.
··t······.-m""'"""'.
.,..,-~·--with police forces anywhere to scan for any suspicious ob-.
to l'ee\) 0 ,...,..,.o!~·l)ntu"-else ln the war zone. s~an abandoned bag.
... .
EversinceFtlda.Y evening's jorecta-box -lying on the road-..
---0 o!~as"'""~"'""' .
blast at Kuldiha, in which the side and us.e tbe rod to poke .
· , ; n\ei,. ,p,O: tbOMl',.,...._~'' ~"""""" ~""",..,,"'"""''-""" an explosion..
and three policemen we.re in· .
0 .
· polleehavebeen waryof.
anAtall"",lOis'"'~"' ""''n '""'"' """""" .
"""".."""'""''"'"''"'""'.
vct>i· "'"ol tb IJn\ " "'""'""of.
_.,ot---.., ? c~.
~"""""""''· .
--"',....,..~.~to.
U>cnll''*~,.¢"'',..;s',::,.n. as a ,al' tur" \1' ...,...,..,."""""'""'~-:;,\l~· alleeteO 0.,..S"" ~~.
;,oong""""~...-· Mr. Chidambaram: Why Are You s·o Afraid .
"'"''IS-""''".,_....... o.ona-"'1'\SttbeMa'>\s\S,.
.
-~ are"""""'"-""'"""~.
s~""'-·' ,.~. _..,.~,c\>\d....,-~-.
.....II"'"" cnl· . Of Observers? What Are You Hiding?.
"""""'"".....,.. ...... ....--The Union Home Minister has claimed that the government has.
~"''-""'"""'..""""~....-to"""~~-..~-\Sl>~'~·-·""'~;;;~c?"' Cl''. v""""....-"'B'"",.rso!"'d ' .
(;litloiFS"" suo0>' -~ 1\S\' ;,....af\0'............"'.
.
\ ""'"'.."'t.alO"',;till..,..¢ -,.,,.,-c?lA-SO~l)»t""'; no intention of doing war on its own people. However, he has in-.
""""'-..~-1St> :'\X>~..: ""'"""'00 structed intellectuals and civil society representatives not to visit .
to...........
.
\D""'~\l"'\'$ .,otetO "~~:l~~..~·u~ .
IS,,,. """~~:;,~~-,,.,..nond\0 not""",....."" Lalgarh, so as to avoid 'distracting' the paramilitary forces. If in-.
~"""""""'~,;:: ';:~""'I"'' opera· .
"'""' ""'""'""'""'.......
,""",::.~;",:1"'"'' ~~at~~c"~-enid"""'"'" _':'~:,,.,".!, deed the paramilitary operation is no 'war on people,' why should .
""'""",...,. all''/ _,...to""""''.......~~ the Government fear public scrutiny? Indeed, the Home Minister's .
.
' . _· ....
\ ~~~~\eadet isnot"~·"'~ · ~,..aci<an4"G"'·""'".
-el"'' ""''""··~·· ·~·'· "':" ' is a brutally repressive war on the adivasis, and this must be con-.
'_._.,.... _____..__ .
. .....-, .
' ...""""""""~~"'""' ...... ,....... . -.
.."',......otall··· __.,.....--'-"'"... __,rt.... """ -ducted away from the scrutiny of civil society..
\ ~...~·"""""'"" _............ .
.
It is not a coincidence that on the very day Mr. Chidambaram\ 1"' -~ -. -issued a veiled threat to intellectuals and civil society to keep off Lalgarh, the media brings us horrific stories of how CRPF jawans .
are using ydung boys as human shields to search for land mines .
under threat, of how women are being beaten up, and how local shopkeepers are brutally assaulted. Aren't these tactics of keeping .
independent observers away similar t.o Rajapakse's ban on interna-tional media and observers during the recent genocide of Tamils in .
.
.