From: ACHYUT DAS <achyutdas@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 6:27 AM
Subject: {KBK OTable} Murdering Tribals in Narayanpatna: A chellenge
for the Human Rights Defenders
To: kbkroundtable@googlegroups.com, focusorissa <focusorissa@yahoogroups.com>
Dear Friends,
Like many of you, I have been going through all the Reports and Press
Statements of various Fact Finding Missions. One thing that has come
out clearly is that it is a cold-blooded murder of the tribals. It
seems apart from the two who were killed by the police on the spot,
three more have died of bullet injuries. More may die soon.
A few questions that are coming up need answers. They are as follows:
Is the Police Version published in the Media true? Were the tribals
planning to attack the Narayanpatna Police Station? Has there been any
real Gun-snatching? Has there been any administrative inquiry? What is
the Post Mortem Report indicating?
Was the firing avoidable? Why didn't police fire in the air to scare
away the mob? Why so many rounds of firing? Has there been any
conspiracy to kill the tribal leaders like Singanna?
Is the Report published by Media manipulated? How far is the media
report INDEPENDENT AND UNBIASED?
Why isn't this Police Firing creating a storm in the state? This is
in comparison to the Police Firing at Maikanch and Kalinganagar?
Why are the mainstream political parties silent?
Who is behind this killing? The local moneylenders and liquor brewers?
The local Mining companies? The local Politicians? The police bosses?
How much money has been raised to execute this killing?
Why is the protest by Human Rights Organisations so feeble?
I remember very much the case of Police Firing at Maikanch, Kashipur
on Dec 16, 2000 in which the Police, the Politicians and the Media
were blaming everything on the tribals and Agragamee and how much
pressure was on the Navin Patnaik Govt. to arrest me as the main
instigator. As it was evident, in the Justice PK Mishra Commission
Report, the firing was avoidable. More to it, there were evidence that
the then Collector and SP had got telephonic instruction from one
Cabinet Minister to go for the Police Firing. The local doctor who had
conducted the Post Mortem had confessed that one Police Inspector had
requested him to make a thin cut in his neck and then stitched up to
create an impression that he had been injured by the tribal arrows.
Under pressure the local doctor has conducted such a false operation
and the Inspector was with the bandage to show to the public that he
was truly injured! It was also stated by the then the Norwegian CEO of
Utkal Alumina that he knew who were behind this killing but later on
backtracked from his statement.This corporate must have spent huge
money to organise this killing. If you remember, there was so much
protest in Norway on this killing and involvement of Utkal Alumina
that the Norwegian Partner Norsk Hydro was forced to withdraw.
There were so much outcry over Maikanch Police Firing that the Chief
Minister Mr. Navin Patnaik was forced to institute a commission of
inquiry. It was initially to be conducted by a senior official of the
Government who was found to be a sympathiser of the Mining Companies
and was instrumental in banning Agragamee. When the Chief Minister
came to know about this, the Govt. had appointed Justice PK Mishra to
undertake the Commission of Inquiry. Even though the Commission of
Inquiry Report had indicted the police and especially the OIC of
Kashipur, this officer was allowed to continue for more than 3 years
even after the firing and the report was published. Those who were
responsible for police firing got their promotion. The ultimate result
is that people of Kashipur were traumatised by the firing. Hunderds of
people were booked ion false cases and many of them were in jail. All
these harassments led to reopening of Utkal Alumina. From all these
one can imagine what was the real intention of Maikanch Police Firing!
Nevertheless, now the Chief Minister should have the basic respect for
the lives of the innocent citizens and should take steps to institute
a commission of inquiry. All Human Rights Defenders must admits that
there has been a severe violation of fundamental rights of the tribals
and a process should begin to go to the heart of the matter and demand
justice.Let the mobilisation begin!
With best wishes,
Achyut Das
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Achyut Das
Director
Agragamee
Kashipur -765015
Rayagada Orissa
India
Phone: 06865 285149/0674 2551123
Fax: 0674 2551130
e-mail: achyutdas@agragamee.org/agragamee@satyam.net.in
Blog:http://friendsofkashipur.blogspot.com
website:www.agragamee.org
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