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DAM-L Peaceful Protesters against SSP Supreme Court decision arrested, Bangalore



>From: "Pravin Shivashankar" <s.pravin@angelfire.com>
>Subject: NSF Bagalore Protest.
>
>Arrest of peaceful protestors against the Supreme Court verdict on Narmada.
>
>Narmada Solidarity Forum, Bangalore:
>  19th October 2000.
>
>Around 200 people under the banner of Narmada Solidarity Forum, 
>Bangalore came together, to protest against the Supreme Court 
>verdict in the Sardar Sarovar Project which has been most 
>unjustified and anti-people. The judgment, which has given a 
>GO-AHEAD to the SSP has betrayed the Rights and Livelihood of the 
>Adivasis and peasant communities of the Narmada Valley and their 
>peoples movement Narmada Bachao Andolan.
>
>The protest march started from the Mahatma Gandhi Statue, M.G. Road 
>and peacefully marched down M.G. Road towards Brigade Road. The 
>protestors students, development workers, teachers, activists from 
>several struggle groups in Karnataka, questioned the Supreme Court 
>verdict with slogans, songs, posters, banners and reaching out to 
>all from the civil society about the unjustified verdict which has 
>not taken in to consideration basic issues of displacement, 
>rehabilitation, environmental clearance, cost-benefit.
>
>Peaceful protestors were stopped at several places but we moved 
>ahead. The protestors had a sit-in for brief periods in the major 
>crossroads to communicate to the public. 26 women and 35 men were 
>forcibly arrested. There were no women police present on the scene.
>
>We were taken to the Wilson garden Police station at around 7.30 
>p.m., on enquiring, we were given arbitrary answers that the 
>protestors created a law and order problem. We were charged with 
>sections 143, 341, 506 IPC. After constant arguments for almost 
>three hours we were released on a personal bond.
>
>Narmada Solidarity Forum, Bangalore condemns the arrest of peaceful 
>protestors. We are determined and fully support the Narmada peoples 
>struggle against the destructive Sardar Sarovar Project and the 
>unjust verdict of the Supreme Court. We appeal to all like-minded 
>persons and organizations to speak-up against the injustice done by 
>the Supreme Court.
>
>
>On behalf of the Narmada Solidarity Forum,
>
>Jayaram, Shiv and others, Dalit and Mahila Chaluvali
>Karnataka Vimochana Ranga
>National Alliance for Peoples Movement, Karnataka.
>Jagdish, Bensonand others Samvada
>Usha, P.E.S College.
>Lawrence, Arvind, Srimoy, Gita, Naveen and others National Law 
>School of India University
>Kamaan and others Bangalore University
>Dhivya and Supriya, Meljol
>Gita Menon and others, Stree Jagruti Samiti
>Mary Makaloodaya
>Vimochana
>Samgama
>Sonia, Panger and others, SCMI
>UTC
>Manasa
>Sabrang
>Students from St.Anthonys Friary
>V.V. Puram Law College.
>Vistar
>Neju, Vimukti
>Students of Raman Research Institute
>Sister.Celia and others Domestic Workers Union
>And several others.
>
>---
>STOP THE DESTRUCTIVE SARDAR SAROVAR DAM.
>Be with the Narmada Peoples' Struggle for Truth and Justice.
>www.narmada.org


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