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Robbing from the Poor to Give to the Rich
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Its always shocking to note the cruelty and insensitivity of officials involved in projects like the SEZs. When the NDTV correspondent asked AG Pai of the Mangalore SEZ why the farmers who were being evicted from their lands weren't previously notified, he replied that all orders were on the net and also easily available with the officials. Can an illiterate farmer have access to the internet when he cannot read. How do you know if your land is being taken away if you aren't notified about it. The government's sanction of SEZs was based on the faith that only non-arable land would be used. But time and again this has not been the case. Fertile land is being forcefully
taken over by the government. Its an eye wash and a great lie by our government that the displaced people will be rehabilitated. There never has been any rehabilitation. Can you replace the crops growing , their land, their homes. Farmers are best at farming, why take away their livelihood, their lives . Why is it always people who are powerless, who do not have a voice who are oppressed ? Maybe they should demolish some houses and buildings in cities and build SEZs there (or are they afraid of the backlash). Or better yet, demolish homes of prospective SEZ businesses, and build SEZs in that land.
And they wonder why there is support for Naxalites.

October 30, 2008 | 11:09 AM Comments  3 comments

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natesh naanu
December 6, 2008 | 4:11 PM
Robbing from the Poor to Give to the Rich
Thanks Asma,

You have said it well, there can never be any rehabilitation.
A farmer told me that farming is his Dharma and he has been forcibly converted by MSEZ proponents in to what he is not - a construction worker.

Sorry I am commenting late because I saw your blog just now.
sidsayed siddiqua
December 6, 2008 | 10:30 PM

Thanks Natesh,
Its unfortunate that after forcefully becoming construction workers, they slowly beome landless migrants and would probably end up living in slums in cities. I have come across many women who are working as domestic help and construction workers, but were originally farmers. I agree - farming is a farmer's dharma, and taking it away is stripping away his dignity. I can imagine the immense loss to traditional wisdom and knowledge.
DerrickJ Derrick J
January 5, 2009 | 1:28 AM
So apparently
So apparently a bunch of states are saving extra cash by cutting juvenile justice programs. In states like South Carolina, programs that focus on counseling, rehabilitation and teaching life skills have helped cut in half the number of juvenile offenders who end up back in the system. But even after all this progress, some states are cutting 20 percent or more of their spending on juvenile justice programs. Obviously, if the number of child criminals who re-offend goes back up, the number of adults who get thrown in the slammer will go up right along with it. I think it’s discouraging that the government is taking more and more money away from prevention and rehabilitation. It’s just going to get spent on punishment later. This article talks about which programs are getting axed in the government’s quest to save extra cash.
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