[Reader-list] Open Letter to Haryana CM on Forced Land Acquisition for Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant, Fatehabad

[Rakesh Iyer]

Endorsed.

Rakesh Krishnamoorthy Iyer
Consultant, CDF-IFMR,
IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai
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On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:13 PM, William Gomes
<williamgomes.org at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:57 PM, asit das <asit1917 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > *(Please endorse and forward it to others)*
> >
> > * *
> >
> > * *
> >
> > *Bhupinder Singh Hooda,
> > Chief Minister, Haryana
> > Chandigarh*
> >
> >
> >
> > Jan 16, 2012
> >
> >
> >
> > *Sub:  (Forced Land Acquisition for **Gorakhpur** Nuclear Power Plant,
> > Fatehabad)***
> >
> > * *
> >
> > * *
> >
> > Dear Mr. Chief Minister,
> >
> >
> >
> > It was with gravest concern and misgivings that We heard of Section 9 of
> > the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, being issued in Fatehabad, Haryana, to
> > forcibly acquire land for the proposed Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant
> > Project. This action by the Harayana State Govt. is completely
> unacceptable
> > on the following two counts:
> >
> >
> >
> >  Farmers of Gorakhpur and nearby villages have been sitting in continuous
> > opposition to the proposed nuclear power plant from August 2010. They are
> > fighting for their right to life, livelihood and to safeguarding their
> > fertile and irrigated, three-crop land, all of which will be severely
> > threatened if the project were passed. The fact that a community is in
> such
> > a long drawn and strong opposition to this project, is of crucial concern
> > and cannot be ignored arbitrarily or repressed in democracy.
> >
> >
> >
> > Further, a new Land Acquisition Bill draft is being considered currently
> by
> > the standing committee in the Parliament.  It would thus be presumptuous
> > and premature of the Haryana State Govt. to push through forceful land
> > acquisition, using the old act, before the parliament has an opportunity
> to
> > pass the new Act.
> >
> >
> >
> > I request you to immediately withdraw the land acquisition notice for the
> > project, and as the head of your State, initiate dialogue with the
> > protestors so that you may address their concerns without resorting to a
> > draconian use of an ancient and unreasonable act.
> >
> >
> >
> > (cc to Shri Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India)
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr. Arati Chokshi                                 General Secretary PUCL
> > Karnataka
> >
> >
> >
> > Major General (RTD) S.G. Vombatkere                       NAPM,
> > Karnataka
> >
> >
> >
> > Puskar Raj                                           Gen. Sec. PUCL
> >
> >
> >
> > Admiral, L. Ramdas (Former Chief of Navy Staff) CNDP
> >
> >
> >
> > Lalita Ramdas                           CNDP
> >
> >
> >
> > Kamayani Bali Mahabal                        Human Rights Activist Mumbai
> >
> >
> >
> > Sukla Sen                                             Ekta Mumbai
> >
> >
> >
> > Santan V Chakarabarty                        Disha, Calcutta
> >
> >
> >
> > P.K. Sundaram                         Research Scholar JNU
> >
> >
> >
> > Asit Das                                               POSCO Pratirodh
> > Solidarity, Delhi
> >
> >
> >
> > Vijay Pratap                                         Socialist Front
> >
> >
> >
> > Tanushree Gangopadhyay                     Ahmedabad
> >
> >
> >
> > Ajit Jha                                                 Samajwadi Jan
> > Parishad
> >
> > William Nicholas Gomes, William's Desk , Dhaka , Bangladesh
> >
> > Y.B. Ramkrishna
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