Fwd: Open Letter to Haryana CM on Forced Land Acquisition for Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant, Fatehabad
sangeeta kamatchi
From: shahenaz malek <shahenaz...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:06:20 +0530
Subject: Re: Open Letter to Haryana CM on Forced Land Acquisition for
Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant, Fatehabad
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i endorse
Shahenaz Malek
Armaan Mahila Sanghathan Ahehmadabad
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 5:18 PM, asit das <asit...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> *Bhupinder Singh Hooda,
> Chief Minister, Haryana
> Chandigarh*
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> Jan 16, 2012
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> *Sub: (Forced Land Acquisition for **Gorakhpur** Nuclear Power Plant,
> Fatehabad)***
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> Dear Mr. Chief Minister,
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> (cc to Shri Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India)
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> Sincerely,
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> Dr. Arati Chokshi General Secretary PUCL
> Karnataka
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> Major General (RTD) S.G. Vombatkere NAPM,
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> Admiral, L. Ramdas (Former Chief of Navy Staff) CNDP
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> Santan V Chakarabarty Disha, Calcutta
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> Asit Das POSCO Pratirodh
> Solidarity, Delhi
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> Y.B. Ramkrishna
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>Dr.Sangeeta.Kamatchi PMANE, Madurai
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