[Reader-list] How many mines do you own Bipin?

[anupam chakravartty]

Bipin,

You have twisting and turning information for yourself but now you have been
posting it on a reader's forum is equally disturbing.

School buildings being turned into barracks is not a sign of development in
any part of the world. Something must be so rotten in the development
schemes that schools had to be turned into barracks for the armed personnel
to stay.

It seems for you, barracks are the coolest things to come up in the
neighbourhood. Mind you, you are not in Dantewada or you havent been there
ever, so all this talk is bogus and unfounded.

This is not to defend Arundhati Roy or her arguments. But I thought you are
aware of this situation where in security forces not just in Dantewada but
in several schools of Jammu and Kashmir and North East turned schools into
barracks. Are schools meant for that? Why are barbed wires constructed in
front of these schools while building it? what is this insecurity? Do you
have any kind of data as to how many schools have been destroyed before they
were turned into barracks? If you dont, what are you arguing here for?

what should a school look like a barrack? how many mines do you own Bipin?

anupam



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On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> When Sagarika Ghose asked that whenever state initiates development works
> on
> bridges or starts school; those are blown up by the Maoists. What a
> ridiculous answer Arundhati gives," Is it the case that there are
> hospitals,
> schools, low malnutrition and lot of development in poor areas where there
> aren't any Maoists?" and further she says, "When you go into the schools,
> you see that they are used as barracks. They are built as barracks so as to
> say that Maoists blow up schools and they are against development is bit
> ridiculous". But Madam that has happened many times, what about that?
> Government building basic infrastructure for their benefit and up-liftment,
> but maoist destroys it and Aundhati favors it. What a thought.
>
> But Maoists have AK-47 too? They have pressure bombs too? She says: They
> snatched it from cops. By snatching, they get very marginal quantity, but
> from where the huge quantity of arms come. She is fooling a small kids by
> giving such ridiculous answer.
>
> She believes that India is a fake democracy. Who told to stay here and if
> this country don't suits you, you are at liberty to go. One thing you
> forget
> that you are openly exploding your so called pro-maoist thought in Indian
> democracy only.
>
> Strangely when asked for alternative solution, she replies that she don't
> believe that imagination has brought the planet with no alternative
> solution. Other way she suggest that rehabilitation of the tribal will
> hopefully emerging solution. She is just hopeful, though she is counted as
> most nearer to them as the report says, she roamed in naxal affected areas
> many times, writes a full assay on it. But, she is just hopeful of
> solution.
> She wants 'operation green hunt' which is for infrastructural projects to
> be
> freeze, but such projects beneficial to local people only. When she is not
> hopeful of solution and could not suggest anything about it, she should
> co-operate the government who sincerely wants to do something for local
> people. Such attitude of her create doubts about her sincerity!
>
> She is not favoring mining industries allotted to private co. since iron
> ore
> mine owner pays Rs. 27 to govt. while they keep Rs. 5000 with them. I
> suggest her that run mine for few months and will come to know how it can
> be
> run, what expenses occur. Rs. 5000 does not go fully in the pocket of mine
> owner but they are bearing running expenses like wages, electric charges,
> land lease charges etc. Please note that mining industry provides huge
> employment their and their produce is key raw material for other industries
> in India.
>
> When asked the question that most of people hate your views and writing and
> believe your thought impractical. She replies,  If whole of India hate me I
> have to believe I am wrong. Then why you waiting for, understand this and
> come back from your wrong belief now. This proves that she is just after
> negative and chip publicity, that's all !!!
>
> I think she is unaware or rather knowingly unaware that govt. tried earlier
> for rehabilitation, but they don't want to come out from their forest land.
> Even some of them don't want to change and remain to live as per their
> tradition. What can one do in the case.
>
> Even government want Aundhati to be mediator between the government and
> maoist, but she denies. This is also creates doubt on her sincerity. What I
> think, She wants just mere publicity out of this and wants to create a show
> that she worried of tribal! By that way, she wants to increase sale of her
> books and reader audience.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bipin
>
>
>
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