The statue of unity comes at what cost whose cost? Would Sardar Patel in whos image Narendra Modi is trying to sell hiomself have approved of these high handed anti-democratic actions? ATTACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS & PROTESTORS Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti Press Release Date: 31 October 2013, 6.30 a.m. • Gujarat Government craks down on right to freedom of expression. • Activist and villagers detained and house arrests in the wee hours of the morning of October 31 2013. Police have actually entered into over two dozen villages to terrorise villager protestors. • Gujarat Government says tribals and activists should not speak up when the CM is around If they do they must go to jail, at Kevadia. On 30 October 2013, we 4 activists, Rohit Prajapati, Trupti Shah, Amrish Brahmbhatta, Sudhir Biniwale, were put under house arrest by Rajpipal police even before they had reached the venue of the protest. They were followed by police vehicles right form Devalia chokadi when they were travailing from Vadodara to Rajpipala. When they reached the destination at Rajapiala there are as standing guards out side the place as if they are criminals. No policemen talked with them why they are doing so, what are the charges against them. Meanwhile our activists and villagers from more than 7 villages are being pulled out and detained from their homes by the police, again without pressing any formal charges. At midnight our activist Lakhan Musafir, Dhirendra Soneji, Dipen Desai, Rameshbhai Tadvi from Indravarna village, Shaileshbai Tadvi form Vagadia village, Vikrambhai Tadvi and 2 others form Kevadia and other villagers were detained illegally to create atmosphere of terror inside villages to prevent planned well-announced peaceful hunger strike in villages. As we are writing this at 6 a.m. on 31st morning so far we know at least 10 people from 5 villages are detained and taken to various police stations. We fear further more police action shortly. This press release is to communicate that we activist and villagers had only announced symbolic protest in our own houses by staging a day long hunger strike. Note, we were not to assemble at any public place or sit on dharana at any public place. The sit in protest is in our own homes and is aimed at protecting our land, forest, livelihood, river, (jan ,jangal jamin, nadi, janavar). The motive behind is the crackdown is to clear the scene for the proposed visit of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled to preside over a program for his plans for what he called the world’s largest statue, ‘The statue of Unity’. Ironically, in a hasty and callous bid to deny our right to democratic protest --against the seizure of our lands and resources ---we have also been denied the fundamental right to express our rights even in our own home. The statue of unity comes at what cost whose cost? Would Sardar Patel in whos image Narendra Modi is trying to sell hiomself have approved of these high handed anti-democratic actions? Rohit Prajapati Swati Desai For More detail Rohit Prajapati © 9426977940, Trupti Shah © 9427937162, Dipen Desai © 9427922.46 Rohit Prajapati / Trupti Shah 37, Patrakar Colony, Tandalja Road, Post-Akota, Vadodara - 390 020 GUJARAT, INDIA Phone No. (O) + 91 - 265 - 2320399 Email No: rohit.prajapati@gmail
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 03:51:41 +0000
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