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Groups from across Asia to unite in Hyderabad to mobilise against upcoming ADB AGM in May 2006’ |
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Friday, 21 April 2006 |
PEOPLES FORUM AGAINST THE ADB The Asian Development Bank will hold its 39th Annual Governors’ Meeting (AGM) from 3-6 May 2006 in Hyderabad, India. Chaired by Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Ministers of 64 ADB member countries besides 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the event. Hyderabad is bracing for what is being billed as one of the biggest international meetings hosted by India. Chief Minister YSR Reddy has directed his administration to spare no expenses in making the event a success, even going to the extent of prohibiting protests near the venue.
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INTERNATIONAL APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |
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Wednesday, 12 April 2006 |
Dear Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: We are individuals and groups writing from across Asia to express our deep concern on developments regarding the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and its fight for justice for the thousands displaced by the Sardar Sarovar Dam. We learn that activists, including Ms. Medha Patkar, Mr. Jamsingh Nargave and Mr. Bhagwati Patidam, have been on an indefinite fast for 2 weeks already to protest the gross negligence of your Government in providing timely and appropriate rehabilitation to those displaced by the project. It is indeed regretful that in response, your administration sent in a posse of over 400 police to forcibly arrest Ms. Patkar and Mr. Nargave. Media reports indicate that several peaceful activists of the NBA were beaten up. This violent and unjust response to peaceful and democratic protests is a violation of the democratic traditions of India and is a blot on your Government.
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FOCUS ON INDIA: Issue: MARCH 2006. Vol. III. No. 03 |
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Monday, 27 March 2006 |
The month of March started with the visit of royalty in the form of George Bush who toured South Asia in the first week. Protests marred the warm welcome accorded by a fawning Indian Prime Minster and his cohorts. People protested not only in the cities he chose to visit but even where he didn't go. The protests in Delhi and Mumbai were significant for the broad alliance of the left, Muslim organizations, NGOs and others, which came together for massive protests, especially in Mumbai. March 8th was International Women's Day there were marches and other programs in different parts of the country. Interestingly many mainstream media channels and even corporate marketing campaigns chose to take note of the occasion making use of it for the purposes of pushing cosmetics, beauty pageants, and such. On March 7th the Supreme Court passed an order in the Mumbai's mill lands case awarding big builder contractors and mill owners a bonanza in terms of real estate and lack of accountability to planning and the needs of the city. Organisations in Mumbai came together in a show of unity to fight the order and demand legislation from the state government to hand over part of the land to the city for public spaces, low cost housing and infrastructure. We also have Resolution of the delegates to the conference on 'Peace and Justice in South Asia' that was held in Mumbai in the last week of February.
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