“Everyone has the right to keep their property and dispose of the same only if they really wish to do so. Forcing farmers out of their own land by enacting a law in the Assembly should be seen as a crime. 900 sq km cutting across 22 villages is not a small matter. When it comes to powerful people, they can protect all their properties but when it comes to farmers, adivasis, nomads and fisherfolks, it always seems that someone else will decide about their fate. Millions of our people across the country are victims of this process. I was told that the Special Investment Region Act was passed without any opposition. It is indeed surprising that all parties and all MLAs are together in displacing the farmers and other marginalized communities.” counterview.net/2012/07/development-vs-displacement-gandhian.html
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:00:01 +0000
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