PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2004 ID-43433
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Murder of Satyendra Dubey and other Engineers .
We will not let the sacrifices of these lives go in vain .
When a brilliant technocrat puts his foot downagainst conuption in government projects, and tries to galvanize the .
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ruling political leadership also into similar action, what happens? Intoday's India, he is murdered. So was gunned down Satyendra Dubey, 31 year old liTKanpur graduate, employed in the PM's Golden Quadrilat-eral Project at Gaya as Project Manager.He was killed on 27th November 2003,just over a year after he had tried to .
alert the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to corruption in this National Highway Authority oflndia (NHAI) dealt Project. .
His name was leaked by the PMO to the very authorities against whom he had complained. The Bihar Government .
made no arrests-it simply passed on the buck to the CBI! Now, in the slanging match between the NHAl-PMO versus .
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Bihar Government, they have successfully hidden the issue ofcorruption behind verbiage ag~st each other. Meanwhile, the CBI has given out that the equivalent ofa pickpocket gunned down Dubey to rob him! An elaborate cover up has killed another engineer and two others. Awitness has disappeared. The eover up is complete! Satyendra Dubey dared to defy the common image ofa conupt government engineer. He thus got entangled in the .
nexus ofcorrupt contractors-ruling politicians and bureaucracy. He is not alone. In the past two years, six engineers .
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have been murdered for showing similar courage in Uttar Pradesh (UP), all ITT or REC graduates, employed in govern-.
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ment projects. They had exposed the contractors before various ministers in UP.For all those killed, many other engi-neers in UP have stepped forward to tell about threats to their lives for exposing corruption! .
What was the fault ofSatyendra Dubey and those other victims ofthe system? That they turned their backs on .
employment opportunities abroad which open wide before llTians and others in top professional colleges and chose to .
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remain in India That they took up governmentjobs, bur refused to succumb to the system. That in their burning idealism"' .
they were naive enough to not realize that the corrupt contractors are but one cog in the wheel. The nexus extends to the ruling politicians and bureaucracy, and it cannot sustain without being so. Inthe case ofthe Golden Quadrilateral project, .
it is also widely hinted that the actual contractors are foreign companies who walk offwith the major share ofprofits and .
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leave the local contractors to make their pie. Satyendra Dubey and the other engineers-the cream ofour country's technocracy-dared to speak for the interests .
ofthe country, against corruption. Fortheir idealism, courage and naivete, they paid with their lives. This organized corruption penneates the system; the system must be exposed and changed. We call on Delhi's youth and students, don't let them have died in vain. India lives and has a future because such .
blood flows in her youth. Only an organized fight can ensure exposure and punishment to the murderers. Without the .
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pressure ofpeople's anger, the CBI has already covered the tracks ofDubey's murderers. Only struggle can ensure .
justice and keep alive the issues for which these flowers ofour youth gave their lives. Satyendra Dubey was well aware .
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that he had been exposed, yet he maintained his fight. Such courage is a clarion call to all ofus for commitment. But commitment to what? To fight for enacting a Whistle Blowers Act? What happens to laws in India, pliant as they are to pressures from the powerful? No, anew society must be fought for. We call on you tojointhe struggle for the same. · 0 Arrest and try for murder officers and contractors accused by Dubey. 6 Pinpont and punish persons in PMO who leaked Dubey's letter. ) Take action against contractors and officers for the issues raised by Dubey. 0 Punish guilty in murders ofother engineers. .
Discussion on: Building a Corruption Free Society: Role of Students and Youth .
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18.3.2004 Sutlej Mess 9 PM .
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Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU) .
tl:20095015,9811136242 .
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1. DR. ANOOP SARAYA (4UMS).
S PE AKE.R.S: .
2. PReP. I~TtA-z. AWMEJ) (~NU) .
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PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2004 ID-43433
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fiiO:J7tDU1fflp1.1@/.ldfD :I!DUI-1 'TOOSL 9LC-TIO ..,J ·ffOOJf·tf/1110 '.Jndp112J!' ·.w8DN .JD'"fiSiiUIDN 'J!'i 9 :pDJUO.J .
Q __ QQ__ ---.
...
... .
Murder of Satyendra Dubey and other Engineers .
We will not let the sacrifices of these lives go in vain .
When a brilliant technocrat puts his foot downagainst conuption in government projects, and tries to galvanize the .
.
ruling political leadership also into similar action, what happens? Intoday's India, he is murdered. So was gunned down Satyendra Dubey, 31 year old liTKanpur graduate, employed in the PM's Golden Quadrilat-eral Project at Gaya as Project Manager.He was killed on 27th November 2003,just over a year after he had tried to .
alert the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to corruption in this National Highway Authority oflndia (NHAI) dealt Project. .
His name was leaked by the PMO to the very authorities against whom he had complained. The Bihar Government .
made no arrests-it simply passed on the buck to the CBI! Now, in the slanging match between the NHAl-PMO versus .
.
Bihar Government, they have successfully hidden the issue ofcorruption behind verbiage ag~st each other. Meanwhile, the CBI has given out that the equivalent ofa pickpocket gunned down Dubey to rob him! An elaborate cover up has killed another engineer and two others. Awitness has disappeared. The eover up is complete! Satyendra Dubey dared to defy the common image ofa conupt government engineer. He thus got entangled in the .
nexus ofcorrupt contractors-ruling politicians and bureaucracy. He is not alone. In the past two years, six engineers .
.
have been murdered for showing similar courage in Uttar Pradesh (UP), all ITT or REC graduates, employed in govern-.
.
ment projects. They had exposed the contractors before various ministers in UP.For all those killed, many other engi-neers in UP have stepped forward to tell about threats to their lives for exposing corruption! .
What was the fault ofSatyendra Dubey and those other victims ofthe system? That they turned their backs on .
employment opportunities abroad which open wide before llTians and others in top professional colleges and chose to .
.
remain in India That they took up governmentjobs, bur refused to succumb to the system. That in their burning idealism"' .
they were naive enough to not realize that the corrupt contractors are but one cog in the wheel. The nexus extends to the ruling politicians and bureaucracy, and it cannot sustain without being so. Inthe case ofthe Golden Quadrilateral project, .
it is also widely hinted that the actual contractors are foreign companies who walk offwith the major share ofprofits and .
.
leave the local contractors to make their pie. Satyendra Dubey and the other engineers-the cream ofour country's technocracy-dared to speak for the interests .
ofthe country, against corruption. Fortheir idealism, courage and naivete, they paid with their lives. This organized corruption penneates the system; the system must be exposed and changed. We call on Delhi's youth and students, don't let them have died in vain. India lives and has a future because such .
blood flows in her youth. Only an organized fight can ensure exposure and punishment to the murderers. Without the .
.
pressure ofpeople's anger, the CBI has already covered the tracks ofDubey's murderers. Only struggle can ensure .
justice and keep alive the issues for which these flowers ofour youth gave their lives. Satyendra Dubey was well aware .
.
that he had been exposed, yet he maintained his fight. Such courage is a clarion call to all ofus for commitment. But commitment to what? To fight for enacting a Whistle Blowers Act? What happens to laws in India, pliant as they are to pressures from the powerful? No, anew society must be fought for. We call on you tojointhe struggle for the same. · 0 Arrest and try for murder officers and contractors accused by Dubey. 6 Pinpont and punish persons in PMO who leaked Dubey's letter. ) Take action against contractors and officers for the issues raised by Dubey. 0 Punish guilty in murders ofother engineers. .
Discussion on: Building a Corruption Free Society: Role of Students and Youth .
.
18.3.2004 Sutlej Mess 9 PM .
.
Progressive Democratic Students Union (PDSU) .
tl:20095015,9811136242 .
.
1. DR. ANOOP SARAYA (4UMS).
S PE AKE.R.S: .
2. PReP. I~TtA-z. AWMEJ) (~NU) .
>lL j I.. .
.
.
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