INFORMATION RECEIVED UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, ARE JUSTIFY THAT THE THEN SUPREME COURT REGISTRY WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO PROTECT THE VESTED INTERESTS AND CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF THE KOLKATA LAND MAFIA.

On 29^th October 2003, I filed Writ Petition (Civil), under Filling Diary No. 22474/2003. After taking more than 7 months and preparation of file Noting for more than 40 pages (which I received under RTI Act) through Memo Letter No. D. No.5610/003/X dated 7^th June 2004, the Assistant Registrar (J), SC, informed me that "The Writ Petition above mentioned filed by you was placed before Ld. Registrar (J-I) on 26.5.2004, when he was pleased to decline the same as it does not disclose any reasonable cause upon which it can be received for listing before the Hon'ble Court under Order XVIII Rule 5 of S.C.R.1966.". Whereas, Certified Copy of the respective File Noting shows lack of such powers of Registrar.

Names of the Respondents in the Writ Petition and brief reasons, to make them as Respondents:-

Group One: comprised the following Respondents: Responsible for not perfoming their duties under Rule of Law, in response to my repeated representatison against infringement of my fundamental rights:-

1. The Union of India, Through, Cabinet Secretary, 2. Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, 3. Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance, 4. Secretary, Railway Ministry, 5. Secretary, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and pension, 6. Vigilance Commission of India, 7.  Central Bureau of Investigation, 8.  Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, 9.  State of West Bengal,

Group Two: comprised the following Respondents: Responsible for severe violation of the Rule of Law to support the black mailing activities of Land Mafia;

10.  Department of Urban Development, Government of West Bengal, 11. Department of Cooperation, Government of West Bengal, 12. The Office of the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Government of West Bengal, 13. West Bengal Cooperative Tribunal, 14. Home (Police) Department, Government of West Bengal, 15.  Director General of Police, Government of West Bengal, 16. The Calcutta Police, Through the Commissioner of Police, 17. Behala Police Station,  Kolkata-700038; 18. New Alipore Police Station, Kolkata-700053; and 19. Kolkata Municipal Corporation,

Group Three: comprised the following Respondent: Responsible protected Professional misconducts of the Respective Advocates, treating them as brethren advocates;  

20. Bar Council of West Bengal,

Group Four: comprised the following Respondent: I wanted to justify that Affidavit initially issued by ECI inviting information from the candidates about criminal cases they are facing, was suggested by me and now under RTI Act, it was justified;

21. Election Commission of India,

Group Five: comprised the following Respondent: I wanted to justify that I suggested a New Model of Civil Procedure Code to ensure delivery of Judgment within two years, at the first Jurisdiction level, without much of appointments of the Judges and creations of the Creations, which was not considered by Bench headed by Justice Ahmadi (then CJI);

22. Law Commission of India,

Group Six: comprised the following Respondents: ditched me as my Counsel. A question arise that how they can honestly performed their Constitutional Duties?;

23.Shri Gopal Subramanium, Senior Lawyer of Supreme Court of India, (Now Solicitor General of India); 24. Shri S. Murlidhar, Advocate, (Now Judge in Delhi High Court);

Group Seven: comprised the following Respondents: Group of Kolkata Land Mafia and his associates and supporters:-

25.Shri Sanjay Kumar Jhunjhunwala, 26. Shri Manik Chand Sethia, 27. Mr. Chuni Lal Mukherjee, 28. Mr. Chittaranjan Ganguly, 29. Mr. Kamlesh Chandra Chatterjee, 30. Mr. Shrawan Kumar Bhatter, 31. Mr. Sukumar Das, 32. Mrs. Ava Rani Dey.

NEXUS BETWEEN JYOTI BASU AND KOLKATA LAND MAFIA:-

Detail Facts were referred in my Writ Petition, and mostly were justified, for which I received requisitioned Information. However, most of the Information, sought from Income Tax Department denied, just because they working culture of Income Tax Department under the Supervision of CBDT, as appears to me, is to protect the huge black money of Big Tax Evaders like Kolkata Land Mafia.

I filed about 1,000 applications under Right to Information Act, 2005, before different Public Authorities including 56 before Supreme Court of India.

As far as information, I have already received under RTI Act, from Central Vigilance Commission, Income Tax Department, Kolkata Municipal Corporation, and other Public Authorities, my all charges against the Kolkata Land Mafia Sanjay Kumar Jhunjhunwala, and or his associates and or his supporters including Mr. Chuni Lal Mukherjee, Mr. Chittaranjan Ganguly, Mr. Shrawan Kumar Bhatter, Mr. Sukumar Das, Mrs. Ava Rani Dey, are justifiably proved. However, in the year of 1993, for the very reason, that Shri Jyoti Basu, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, by misusing his powers and abusing his authorities, personally involved and was responsible in various ways for development of the Mafia activities of the aforesaid Kolkata Land Mafia, as such I Sought his Prosecution Permission from President of India. It was now transpired from the respective File Noting, which I received under RTI Act, after 15 years from my aforesaid application, that none else but Shri P. V. Narsimha Rao, the then Prime Minister himself taken a decision that no action be taken at that moment, as recommended by the Ministry, through MOS, since he was a Minority Prime Minister and was not dare to take any risk from Left Parties.

HOW AND WHY LAND MAFIA WAS BORN?

In or about in the year of 1985, Shri Jyoti Basu, through his Chamcha Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Shri Kamal Basu, got assigned the contract of rebuilding of burnt portion of New (Hogg) Market, to Foreign Exchange Racquetears: Radhey Shyam Tulsian, Shankar Shraff, and G. R. Agarwal, although in front name of M/S. Martin Burn Limited, against a meager payment of Rs.1.08 Crore, with a liberty to sell 97,020 Sq. Ft. Shops from the Constructed Commercial Complex at their own premium, as against prevailed premium for the same for much more of Rs.15 Crores in the vicinity. This means about Rs.14 Crores were misappropriated from a Public Property belongs to Kolkata Municipal Corporation. This contract have abetted the Members of Board of Directors of M/s. Martin Burn Limited to treat West Bengal Government and Kolkata Municipal Corporation in their Pocket, as no one public servant was dare to ignore them, since they develop a strong Chain of connections directly to inform and seek illegal help from Shri Jyoti Basu.

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jhunjhunwala, one of the then Director of M/s. Martin Burn Limited decided to grab my valuable properties. For this very reason he developed friendship with me. Purpose of development of the friendship was to know about me and my helping hands. He understood that I am alone and my child's are still very young. Thus he decided to got killed me to acquire my large size valuable properties. As a result, under a plot hatched by him and his associates, I was stabbed on 18.7.1986, in a day light time, with 44 stabs in my body. But, God saves me. Thereafter, he abetted people (Respondents 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and their further associates) to lodge false claims or litigations, and respective Judicial Officers were embraced, under influence and or help from Shri Jyoti Basu. As a result Justice was denied to me.

With help of Shri Kamal Basu (certainly under direction from Shri Jyoti Basu), Kolkata Municipal Corporation, revoked our sanctioned plans, not once but twice. Firstly, on the alleged grounds, that I am making construction, at the alleged property of One Chittaranjan Ganguly (who was adjudged by a Court of law as Cheat). Writ Petition was filed, in which said Chittaranjan Ganguly was also made Respondent. Hon'ble Calcutta High Court, Set-aside the aforesaid Order of Revocation of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, and directed Chittaranjan Ganguly, that if he have any claim upon the property, he can go to a Competent Court, to take Injunction Order against construction, but Kolkata Municipal Corporation have no authority to decide the title over the property. Chittaranjan Ganguly never filed such litigation. Second time, Kolkata Municipal Corporation revoked plans on the created but further flimsy grounds that Property is land locked. Again a Writ Petition was filed in which stricture were passed by Hon'ble Calcutta High Court against Kolkata Municipal Corporation, with a Fine of Rs.500/-, which was never paid.

Before the trick of Kolkata Municipal Corporation could have been failed, Kolkata Land Mafia Sanjay Kumar Jhunjhunwala, and his associates, also abetted my Vendors, to file a Civil Suit against me on the completely false claim with the enlarged size of the Property. MY Vendors have total Property more or less 56 Cottas, but to take injunction Order against me, she clamed the size of the Property as 94 Cottas, and with the help of Jyoti Basu, taken Injunction Order(s) against me from the then Munsif Mr. J. C. Moulick and then Addl. Dist. Judge Mr. A. K. Choudhury. I move a Revision Petition and appointed a Renowned Lawyer of Calcutta High Court Mr. Shakti Nath Mukherjee. Mr.  S. K. Mukherjee, (Who now is a Judge in Calcutta High Court) appeared, as Counsel, on behalf of My Vendors, in serious violation of his Duty as Advocate to know the truth. This fact also raises the question of proprietary of the appointments of Judges, and indicating that appointments are not based on any morality or honesty with the Profession of Advocates. However, Kolkata Land Mafia, through his solicitor Mr. Kishan Bagaria, influence my Solicitor Mr. Gouri Shankar Gupta, through a criminal conspiracy and accordingly before Mr. Shakti Nath Mukherjee, could have been reached to the Court (Hon'ble Judge was ready for the Passover of the matter), Mr. Gouri Shankar Gupta argued the matter in spite of my loud objection, through another Counsel. Although Order of Munsif was set-aside, but Order were lack of appropriate directions, as a result Mr. J. C. Moulick further passed an order, just to help blackmailing activities of Kolkata Land Mafia, totally ignoring the merit of the facts.    

When I not bow down in his legs, even after severe attempt to kill me and all other black mailing activities, the Kolkata Land Mafia hatched another criminal plot to get killed, my younger son. For this object he, taken help from Mr. Shrawan Kumar Bhatter and from his family members and misused Cooperation Directorate, with the help of Senior IAS Officer and Registrar of West Bengal Cooperative Societies, Mrs. Mira Pandey. She even got the Order Sheet forged to help the Kolkata land Mafia. Under the aforesaid Plot to kill my younger son, Kolkata Land Mafia arranged a Rented Flat for A Sardarji as my neighbor, who developed relationship with me, on the plea, that he needs my help from my Telephone, since those days were not the era of Mobile Phones. Purpose was to know about activities of my younger son. He conveyed and provided all such details to Kolkata Land Mafia. As a result, on 21.02.1991, a Truck Accident was staged, with Full Police Protection. In such a Truck Accident, both the legs of my son were severally damaged and my son was able to stand on his own legs only after 22 major operations and after two and half years of treatment in Calcutta Hospital and then in Holly Family Hospital in New Delhi. Here Political Corruption is also acted. Dr. Manash Bhuinya, the then Congress MLA agreed to raise the issue of Nexus between Shri Jyoti Basu and Kolkata Land Mafia, in West Bengal Assembly, on 21.02.1991. He asked me to come in the early 9.00 AM to go with him in assembly building. But when on 21.02.1991, I reached his MLA quarter, his changed attitude surprised me, but within few hours, Staged Truck Accident with Full Police Protection, was got committed by aforesaid Kolkata Land Mafia to kill my son.

Considering all such mafia activities, I started calling Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jhunjhunwala, as Kolkata Land Mafia, in each and every of my representations. He took even help from my long time Counsel Mr. P. K. Ray, Bar-at-law, after influencing him through Mr. Pratap Chatterjee, Bar-at-law the son of Shri Somnath Chatterjee, then CPI(M) M. P., to obtain Injunction Order in Defamation Suit, filed against me, from Calcutta High Court. However, Injunction Order was passed, infringing my fundamental Rights to make complaints before any authority, as such I lodged a formal Complaint against respective Judges of Calcutta High Court, before the President of India and Chief Justice of India, with copy to Solicitor of Land Mafia. They filed a Contempt Petition against me. In the process, I also filed an application under Section 340 of Cr. P. C. against aforesaid Land Mafia, considering his reply to my Objection against Contempt Petition, based on knowingly false statement made by Kolkata Land Mafia. Every time I was compelled to replace my Counsels, considering regular influence, caused upon them, by the Land Mafia, with the help of Shri Jyoti Basu. In spite of this fact, when at the time fixed for hearing of the aforesaid Contempt Petition, one Senior Advocate of Kolkata High Court, was ready to represent my case, and sitting outside the Court Room, along side of me, at that point of time, one Advocate, in my presence, tried to influence him, against me. Initially my Counsel accepted that he will not represent my case. However, once said Advocate, considering his job was success, went from the scene, my Counsel assured me, that he will represent my case. He represented my case successfully and obtained an Order that Contempt Petition filed by Kolkata Land mafia and my application u/S 340 Cr. P. C. will be heard analogously. After the said Order, which caused dangerous situation for the Kolkata Land Mafia, most surprisingly aforesaid matter was started to slip towards below side in the Day to day cause list. Finally, matter was started to come as last matter of the Cause List of the day(s). When my Solicitor approached the Court Officer, Court Officer said that Contempt application is belongs to Mr. Jhunjhunwala, when he is not interested now for the placing the same on the Board of Hearing, what is necessity for me? He also requested my Solicitor to keep quite, since Solicitor of the Kolkata Land Mafia, was insisting him to put the matter, out of the cause list, finally which was happened. However, after the aforesaid developments, criminal elements, started to follow me, and compelled me to flea from Kolkata. The matter of the Contempt Petition was out of the List for about 17 years, till Kolkata Land Mafia, not aware about my activities under RTI Act, from Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation), Kolkata. But immediately after knew about my such activities, he hurriedly withdrawn his Defamation Suit, which automatically made in-fructuous to the aforesaid Contempt Proceedings against me as well as my application u/S 340 Cr. P. C.                                 

Now Enquiry Reports (copy of the same is received under RTI Act) from the Central Vigilance Commission, revealed that Kolkata Land Mafia, still have encroached Railway Land about 5,000 Sq. Ft. which was used in construction of two Multistoried Buildings at Vinoba Bhave Road, Kolkata-38. I have strong objection against CVC's recommendations just made for recovery proceedings of the property, which will takes 20/30 years of time. Whereas, agreement was also executed by Railway Officials, with the Companies of the said Mafia, intentionally and under criminal connivance, hiding the fact, about the aforesaid Railway Land, still under encroachment, with sole object to protect the aforesaid constructions of the aforesaid multistoried buildings at the Railway land. Therefore, instead of working as Corruption Validation Commission, CVC should come forward to recommend that a Criminal Proceeding should be also initiated against Railway Officials who were responsible for execution of the aforesaid illegal agreement, executed under gratification. Such story of encroachment of subsequently execution of such illegal agreement from Railway is a strong evidence of Land Mania of Kolkata Land Mafia.    

Similarly Information Received from the Income Tax Department also revealed that on my repeated Complaints, a raid was conducted on the aforesaid Foreign Exchange Racquetears, describing them as the financiers for the aforesaid project of New (Hogg) Markets. During the raid tentative about Rs.13 Crores were found from them, out of which they disclosed about Rs.9 Cores. I also received a List of 147 Shops from Kolkata Municipal Corporation, from this it was appeared that Shops transferred to companies, Firms and Trusts of the aforesaid alleged financiers of the project, were executed for the consideration between Rs.2,200/- and Rs.3,500/- per sq. ft., whereas in the Enquiry Report, IT Department, falsely claimed that Shops were transferred for the consideration between Rs.800/- and 1,000/- per sq. ft. This disclosure is justifying that Enquiry Report was prepared by IT Department under hand in gloves. For this disclosure, Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation) was Notified under Section 24 of RTI Act. However, if a Financiers, who paid money in advance for a project, get a Shop between Rs.2,200/- and Rs.3,500/- per sq. ft., it means rates for the Shops for common buyers should not be below Rs.5,000/- Per Sq. Ft. at the material time of the sale of the Shops from the aforesaid project. This manipulations itself hide black money of about Rs.40/50 Crores, due to negligence of CBDT to perform its appropriate duty to supervise working of IT Deptt., or kept silent under political influence of Shri Jyoti Basu.      

In the aforesaid Wit Petition I made following,

P  R  A  Y  E  R S:

a)              Jurisdiction and powers of the Supreme Court including the powers of interpretation in respect of Part III of the Constitution of India is clearly and exclusively referred, defined, derived, vested and can be inferred from Clause (1), (2) and (4) of Article 32 of the Constitution of India itself and cannot be imported from Chapter IV Part V of the Constitution or from anywhere else; (This is very important prayer, otherwise Supreme Court started to justifying the mockery of justice as a fair justice, ignoring the scheme, object and purpose of the Founding Fathers in making Article 32 of the Constitution of India as part of III of the Constitution instead of Part V Chapter IV of the Constitution). 

b)              The Rule 5 Under Order XVIII of the Supreme Court Rules 1966 (substituted by G.S.R. 407 (w.e.f. 20-12-1997) (Petitions generally) is void as far as its applicability in respect of the Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution is concerned (This is now vehemently proved from the respective File Noting received from Supreme Court under RTI Act, that aforesaid Rule not empowered the SC Registry to Refuse to Register my aforesaid Writ Petition which I filed at Counter. In fact respective Registrar of the Supreme Court Registry, refused to register my Writ Petition under embracement);

c)              Item No. 65 under Part �V (Suit Relating to Immovable Property) under the Schedule for the Period of Limitations under section 2(j) and 3 of the Limitation Act, 1963 are completely inconsistent to Part III of the Constitution and under Article 13 of the Constitution should be declared as void (Even now my this prayer virtually supported by Judgment dated September 23, 2008, in Civil Appeal No. 1196 of 2007, of the Supreme Court by a Bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and H S Bedi has requested the Centre to take a fresh look and suitably amend the land laws that recognize "adverse possession" as a means to acquire title over a property by ousting the real owners. This prayer is very much necessary, in my case, because Kolkata Land Mafia, blocked all the path of Justice for me);  

d)              The Petitioner is entitled to move Curative Writ Petitions on the grounds of miscarriage of justice, and / or abuse of judicial proceedings, and / or orders without jurisdictions or under bias in respect of the orders passed in any of the Writ Petition filed by him before Supreme Court, without any Certificate from any Advocate, but with a self-certificate that upon hearing on merit, if such fresh Writ Petition proved as vicious or based on frivolous or contains scandalous matters, or found to be without any basis, Petitioner shall be punished for Contempt of Hon'ble Court for misusing the rights to remedy;

e)              For declaration that the Respondent Nos. 25 to 32 are not entitled to take any advantage from any Order or Judgment which under the laws of the land are not due, but obtained under embracement of respective Judicial Officers, and / or causing interpolations or forgery of the Order Sheets, and / or by adoption of any manipulations or any other criminal acts by criminal means, irrespective of the law of Limitations; 

f)                    For declaration that the Petitioner is entitled to recover damages from the Respondent No. 1 and 9 caused by omissions, or commissions or non-actions against or favours for Respondent Nos. 25 to 32 or their associates, men and agents with reference to respective Memorandums, Representations, Applications, and Complaints filed, submitted, placed before them or any of their respective Ministries or Departments or Officers or sub-ordinates by the Petitioner, including all those referred in the Writ Petition

g)                  Direction upon Respondent No. 6 to supervise and conduct enquiry through Respondent No.7 with reference to charges leveled in the Writ Petition about political clout acquired by the Respondent No. 25 to 32 and their men and agents and associates, and to further enquire that how far they seriously jeopardises the smooth functioning of the administration and the safety of life and property of Petitioner, and how far acquired substantial financial and muscle powers and how far successfully corrupted the Government machinery at all levels and yielded enough influence to make the task of investigating and prosecuting agencies extremely difficult; how far even the members of the judicial system have not been escaped the embrace of the Mafiadom controlled by the Respondent No. 25 to 32 and submit report before Hon'ble Court for appropriate directions;  

h)              Direction upon the Respondent No.1 to ensure safety and security of the Petitioner and his family members and property at the cost of the State from the Respondent Nos. 25 to 32 and their men, agents and associates;

i)                Upon hearing on merit, if Writ Petition proved as vicious or based on frivolous or contains scandalous matters, Petitioner shall be punished for misuse of rights to remedy;

j)                For further or other order or orders as may be necessary for the ends of justice and as may be supplementary to the other orders; and

For temporary injunction order with reference to prayers: e) f) and g).

(Prayers (d) to (j) are very much essential to ensure remedies against severe infringement of my fundamental rights).      

Milap Choraria

TN Bill- Gear up to fight farm council Act: Ramadoss

10 Sep 2009 – The New Indian Express

CHENNAI: PMK founder leader Dr S Ramadoss on Wednesday asked the farmers’
representatives to be prepared to launch mass agitations to get the Tamil Nadu
State Agricultural Council Act (TNSACA), 2009 repealed that ‘affected’ the
traditional rights of agriculturists.

Addressing a meet on “TN State Agricultural Council Act and the right to
traditional agricultural knowledge,” organised by TN Uzhavar Periyakkam and
Pasumai Thayagam here for farmers, Ramadoss said TNSACA should be repealed as it
affected the rights of farmers and denied them their own traditional knowledge
in farming practices.

Unveiling a three-step strategy to get the Act scrapped, Ramadoss said a seminar
on the ill-effects of the legislation would be organised exclusively for the
State MLAs as a first step.

“The next step must be to meet the Chief Minister and apprise him of the
problems posed by the Act,” he said adding that a mass protest meeting of
State farmers should be organised in Chennai if nothing worked out.

“The time has ripened for such a mass protest and this legislation has brought
us together.” It is high time to stem the large scale desertification in many
parts of Tamil Nadu and steps should be taken to stop this.

Chair, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security, New Delhi, a collective of
agricultural scientists, economists and bio-technologists, Devinder Sharma, said
TNSACA would be the last nail in the Tamil Nadu farmers’ coffin.

“If we allowed this legislation, ten years from now on, there will be no
single farmer in the State,” he said and added that the farm initiatives of
the State and Central governments, far from addressing real issues, speeded up
the process of driving out farmers from their lands making them industrial
labourers.

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Dear Sir/Madam



Dr. S. Ramadoss, Founder, PMK released A MANIFESTO FOR FARMERS IN TAMIL NADU
(Draft Version) on 3.10.2009 - which demands the Govt. to appoint a FARMERS
INCOME COMMISSION.



This draft version is published by Tamil Nadu Uzhavar Periyakkam and Pasumai
Thaayagam (Green Motherland). Following demands included in the MANIFESTO FOR
FARMERS IN TAMIL NADU (Draft Version)-:



1. Remunerative prices for agricultural produce: The prices for agricultural
commodities should be based on the real cost of production and linked positively
with inflation. The current MSP determination does not ensure remunerative
income to farmers, unless an explicit policy is adopted such as (C2 Cost of
production + at least 50% as profit) as recommended by the National Farmers’
Commission.



2. Labor wage support for all agricultural operations: The government should
provide input subsidy in the form of labor wages to the farmer to monetize the
use of family labor or to pay external labor engaged on the farm. This can be
operationalized on similar lines as NREGS, or by suitably increasing the number
of days covered under NREGS and extending it to agricultural work.



3. Direct Income Support: Even if the above and other measures are all
implemented properly, analysis shows that farmers would still not get a living
income. For the Income Commission to ensure the target income to each
agricultural family, it is essential to provide direct cash payment to make up
for the shortfall. This should be in the form of a fixed amount per family,
given to all cultivators including tenant farmers. This direct cash support,
together with other measures, should ensure that every agricultural family can
maintain fair living standard. This could be set at Rs.25000 per family and
revised every year by the Commission.



THE MANIFESTO FOR FARMERS IN TAMIL NADU (Draft Version in Tamil) attached.



We request you to send us your suggestions.



With regards



R. ARUL,
Secretary,
PASUMAI THAAYAGAM (Green Motherland),
No. 9,(old No: 5), Lyn wood Lane,
Mahalingapuram,
CHENNAI - 600 034

I sent this mail to my colleagues at Juniper and got this link in response -

http://www.kuttyjapan.com/sivakasi-news-flash1.asp

Any thoughts? Please let me know if it is ok to upload the documentary
made by Manitham so that more people can view it. Are there any
copyright issues?

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From: Mayank Rungta <mr.mynk@...>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:29:15 +0530
Subject: This Diwali...
To: vconnect-blr <vconnect-blr@yahoogroups.com>

Hi all,

Before you do buy the crackers do consider the situation with child
labor in Sivakasi which is where most of these 'cheaper' (child labor
is cheap) crackers come from -

http://ngopost.org/story.php?title=Happy_Diwali_IS_IT

There is a documentary made by a Korean team (nobody in India would do
it so...) called - "Happiness behind tragedy" which is worth a watch.

There are always nicer ways to celebrate Diwali. Do try and buy stuff
for some good cause this Diwali -

http://ngopost.org/story.php?title=Possible_Orgs_to_set_up_stall_for_Diwali_in_B\
angalore-1

Celebrate with a difference...

Have a splendid weekend,
Mayank

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Invitation – Consultation on Farmers Income Commission & Manifesto for Farmers
in Tamil Nadu

Date & Time: 20. 10. 2009, Tuesday, at 10.00 am to 12.30 pm

Venue: ICSA Auditorium, 107, Pantheon Road (opp. Govt. Museum), Egmore, Chennai
- 8

Programme:

Presidential Address: Mr. L.K. SADAGOBAN, President, Tamil Nadu Uzhavar
Periyakkam,

Welcome Address: Mrs. SOWMIYA ANBUMANI, President, Pasumai Thaayagam

Special Address:
Dr. S. RAMADOSS, Founder, Pasumai Thaayagam
Dr. DEVINDER SHARMA, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security,
Dr. G. NAMMALVAR, Indian Organic Agriculturist Movement,
Mr. A.M. RAJA, President, CIFA, Tamil Nadu State Wing,
Mr. N.S. PALANISAMY, Tamil Nadu farmers association (non political),
Mr. S. NALLASAMY, Federation of Tamil Nadu Farmers Associations,
Mr. Vettavalam K. MANIKANDAN, Tamil Nadu farmers association,
Mr. R. SELVAM, Organic Farmers Association of Erode,
Mr. C. VAIYAPURI, United Farmers Association,
Dr. USHA RANI, Tamil Nadu Farmers Awareness Movement

With regards

R.ARUL,
Secretary,
PASUMAI THAAYAGAM (Green Mother Land),
No. 9,(old No: 5), Lyn wood Lane,
Mahalingapuram,
CHENNAI -600 034,
Tamil Nadu,
INDIA.

Email:  mailtopt@...

Attachments

1. Manifesto for Farmers in Tamil Nadu (Tamil)
2. Invitation (Tamil)

RSVP: Sadagoban 94432 91925, 96559 59622, Shankar 98400 33427, Arul 94443 44331

Invitation – Consultation on Farmers Income Commission & Manifesto for Farmers
in Tamil Nadu

Date & Time: 20. 10. 2009, Tuesday, at 10.00 am to 12.30 pm

Venue: ICSA Auditorium, 107, Pantheon Road (opp. Govt. Museum), Egmore, Chennai
- 8

Programme:

Presidential Address: Mr. L.K. SADAGOBAN, President, Tamil Nadu Uzhavar
Periyakkam,

Welcome Address: Mrs. SOWMIYA ANBUMANI, President, Pasumai Thaayagam

Special Address:
Dr. S. RAMADOSS, Founder, Pasumai Thaayagam
Dr. DEVINDER SHARMA, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security,
Dr. G. NAMMALVAR, Indian Organic Agriculturist Movement,
Mr. A.M. RAJA, President, CIFA, Tamil Nadu State Wing,
Mr. N.S. PALANISAMY, Tamil Nadu farmers association (non political),
Mr. S. NALLASAMY, Federation of Tamil Nadu Farmers Associations,
Mr. Vettavalam K. MANIKANDAN, Tamil Nadu farmers association,
Mr. R. SELVAM, Organic Farmers Association of Erode,
Mr. C. VAIYAPURI, United Farmers Association,
Dr. USHA RANI, Tamil Nadu Farmers Awareness Movement

With regards

R.ARUL,
Secretary,
PASUMAI THAAYAGAM (Green Mother Land),
No. 9,(old No: 5), Lyn wood Lane,
Mahalingapuram,
CHENNAI -600 034,
Tamil Nadu,
INDIA.

Email:  mailtopt@...

Attachments

1. Manifesto for Farmers in Tamil Nadu (Tamil)

RSVP: Sadagoban 94432 91925, 96559 59622, Shankar 98400 33427, Arul 94443 44331

Bt Brinjal: Ramadoss to lead agitation

The HINDU, Special Correspondent  Monday, Oct 19, 2009

CHENNAI: PMK leader S. Ramadoss on Sunday announced that he would lead a
demonstration in the city on October 26, against the decision of the Genetic
Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), India’s bio-technology regulator, to
allow commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal.

In a statement here, Dr Ramadoss said the protest would be held under the banner
of Tamilaga Uzhavar Periyakkam.

Quoting reports that there was no transparency with regard to GEAC’s decision,
he said it was unfortunate the objections and warning of the agricultural
engineers and experts were not taken into consideration.

He warned that India’s agriculture production would completely come under the
control of American companies such as Monsanto and Mahiko, once we allowed
commercial cultivation of genetically modified crops.

“It will also lead to India’s loss of its self-reliance on food
production,” he further said.
Urging the Centre not to act in a hasty manner on this issue, Dr. Ramadoss said
there should be a public debate before the government accepting GEAC’s report.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/19/stories/2009101959450400.htm

PMK fires salvo against Bt Brinjal

October 18th, 2009

Chennai, Oct 18 (IANS) Founder of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) S. Ramadoss has
fired the first salvo against farming Bt Brinjal, for which the Genetic
Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) gave its nod for commercial cultivation
last week.

“Only three months ago, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh had said that there
is no need for GM vegetables. But now an organisation under his ministry has
accorded sanction for commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal in a hurry,”
Ramadoss said here in a statement.

Citing the controversies arising out of the GEAC’s sanction and the procedure
adopted by it, Ramadoss said the dissenting views of some members of the GEAC
have not been taken into account.

He demanded the release of the permission for a public discussion.

Questioning the need for GM vegetables when the European Union has banned these,
he alleged that such vegetables are being thrust upon the country under the US
aid. This in the long run would make Indian farming a monopoly market for
private seed companies, he added.

Ramesh said Thursday that a series of consultations would be made before taking
any decision on the release of Bt Brinjal in India.

This statement came a day after the government’s biotech regulator approved
the commercialisation of the genetically modified crop, leading to protests by
environmental and farmers’ groups.

Bt Brinjal is a transgenic brinjal created out of inserting a gene (Cry 1Ac)
from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into brinjal. This is said to
give the brinjal plant resistance against insects like the Brinjal Fruit and
Shoot Borer (Leucinodes orbonalis) and Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa armigera).

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/pmk-fires-salvo-against-bt-brinjal_\
100262325.html

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12 November 2009

The Nobel Peace Laureates Summit and Silo: «For a non-violent world»

Silo, the founder of Universalist Humanism and the inspiration behind the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, addressed the 10th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. His talk, “The Meaning of Peace and Nonviolence in the Present Moment,” spoke to the possibility of constructing a Universal Human Nation founded upon a culture of active nonviolence.

Image by: Miguel Angel Invarato

Silo, 10th Nobel Summit, Berlin

Pressenza
Berlin, 2009-11-12
Silo, the founder of Universalist Humanism and the inspiration behind the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, today addressed the 10th Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, which was held in Berlin in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall. Silo‘s talk, “The Meaning of Peace and Nonviolence in the Present Moment,” spoke to the possibility of constructing a Universal Human Nation founded upon a culture of active nonviolence. He was introduced by Mairead Corrigan Maguire, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her mediation work between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland.

Silo described the present situation in the world as “extremely complex,” characterized by a growing nuclear threat, a resurgent arms race, widespread poverty and the clash of cultures, and a crisis of the international financial system. In his view, these are not isolated crises, however, “but rather a picture that reveals the global failure of a system whose method of action is violence and whose central value is money.” In particular, Silo denounced the irresponsible interests of the world’s nuclear powers and the madness of violent groups with possible access to nuclear weapons, which have put the entire planet at risk of an accident or confrontation of disastrous proportions.

The way out of this crisis, he insisted, is to create global awareness of peace and disarmament. “But it is also necessary,” he went on, “to awaken a consciousness of Active Nonviolence that allows us to reject not only physical violence, but all forms of economic, racial, psychological, and gender violence.” Here he cited the importance of exemplary social actions that permit broad participation, illustrated by the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, an unprecedented social mobilization that was initiated on October 2nd and is involving one million people in 100 countries on 6 continents. “For the first time in history an event of this magnitude has been put in motion by the participants themselves,” Silo said. “The true strength of this impulse is born in the simple act of one who, out of conscience, joins a dignified cause and shares it with others.”

Silo was joined on the stage by Rafael de la Rubia, spokesperson for the World March, and together they were presented with the Summit’s own “Charter for a World Without Violence” by Corrigan Maguire. Silo promised, in the name of the Humanist Movement and its affiliated organizations, to be emissaries for the Charter and to disseminate it widely through the World March, urging world leaders to adhere to its proposals of nonviolence.

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Full text of Silo's speech:

The Meaning of Peace and Nonviolence in the Present Moment. The World March.

The following is the complete text of Silo's speech made at the Tenth World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates that took place November 11, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. After an introduction by Irish pacifist and Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Silo spoke as the founder of Universalist Humanism and the inspiration behind the World March for Peace and Nonviolence.

Image by: Miguel Angel Invarato

Silo en la Cumbre de los Premios Nóbeles de la Paz

A march is crossing the world. The March for Peace and Nonviolence.

It is as the founder of Universalist Humanism and the inspiration behind the World March that I would like to speak briefly to the forum. The March has galvanized numerous initiatives and activities, such as the symbolic journey of a team of enthusiasts who, having begun on October 2nd in Wellington, New Zealand, are traveling for three months through a number of countries until the conclusion on January 2nd, 2010 at the foot of Mount Aconcagua in Punta de Vacas, midway between Argentina and Chile.

The March was launched at the Symposium of the World Center of Humanist Studies, at the Park of Study and Reflection in Punta de Vacas on the 15th of November 2008, one year ago, with the clear intention of creating awareness of the dangerous global situation in which we are living, which is marked by, an increased probability of nuclear conflict, by the arms race, and by violent territorial military occupations.

This proposed social mobilization is galvanized by the Humanist Movement and its organizations. In only a few months, the World March has the support of thousands of people, groups supporting pacifism and nonviolence, various institutions working for human rights, and important figures who are sensitive to the urgencies of the moment, from the worlds of science, culture, and politics. It has also inspired an enormous number of initiatives in over 100 countries, forming a rapidly growing phenomenon of cultural diversity. In this vein I must report that the initial core team has been joined by another that is travelling through various countries of the Middle East and a third that is doing the same in Central America...

We know very well that in all latitudes the current situation is critical and characterized by poverty across vast regions, by the clash of cultures, and by the violence and discrimination that contaminates daily life for large segments of the population. Today there are armed conflicts in numerous points, and simultaneously a profound crisis in the international financial system. On top of all this is the growing nuclear threat, which is certainly the greatest emergency of our time. It’s an extremely complex situation. To the irresponsible interests of nuclear powers, and the madness of violent groups with possible access to compact nuclear weapons, we must also add the risk of an accident that could unleash a devastating conflict.

All of that is not the sum of individual crises, but rather a picture that reveals the global failure of a system whose method of action is violence and whose central value is money.

To avoid the nuclear catastrophe that appears to threaten the world in the more or less immediate future, we must work, starting today, to surpass social and personal violence while we call for:

1. Global nuclear disarmament.

2. The immediate withdrawal of invading troops from occupied territories.

3. The progressive and proportional reduction of weapons of mass destruction.

4. The signing of nonaggression treaties between countries, and

5. The renunciation by governments of the use of war as a means to resolve conflicts.

The most urgent task is to create awareness of Peace and disarmament. But it is also necessary to awaken a consciousness of Active Nonviolence, which allows us to reject not only physical violence, but all forms of economic, racial, psychological, and gender violence. Of course, we hope that this new sensibility can take root in and inspire social structures, opening a path to the future Universal Human Nation.

The World March calls on all people to join forces and to take into their own hands the responsibility to change our world, overcoming personal violence and supporting the growth of this positive influence in their immediate environment.

During this time many cities and towns are holding marches, festivals, forums, conferences, and other events to raise awareness of the urgent need for Peace and Nonviolence. And throughout the world the campaigns of endorsement of the March are spreading this signal beyond what had been imagined until now.

For the first time in history an event of this magnitude has been put in motion by the participants themselves. The true strength of this impulse is born in the simple act of one who, out of conscience, joins a dignified cause and shares it with others.

During the March and until January of 2010 when the Humanist Movement will be restructured, Rafael de la Rubia, representative of the humanist organization World Without Wars, and the spokespersons for each continent – Michel Ussene for Africa, Sudhir Gandotra for Asia, Giorgio Schultze for Europe, Tomas Hirsch for Latin America, and Chris Wells for North America – have taken on the task of receiving from the Nobel Peace laureates at this Berlin Summit, the “Charter for a World Without Violence” with the commitment to disseminate it in all the countries through which the World March passes.

Precisely in this charter are embodied the principles to which people of good will in all latitudes can subscribe.

Without dwelling too long on this I would like to highlight the ninth principle of the Charter, which says: “We call on the United Nations and its member states to consider means and methods to promote a meaningful appreciation of ethnic, cultural and religious diversity in the multi-ethnic national states. The principle moral for a non-violent world is “Treat others as you want to be treated.”

This moral principle goes beyond all policies and all legalities to establish its preeminence in the human terrain, through the register of our collective recognition that surpasses all calculation and all speculation.

This principle, known since antiquity as the "Golden Rule" of coexistence, is one of the thirteen considered in this wonderful document, which must be widely disseminated.

In addition, we must not let pass some topics that will allow a greater understanding of our activities in the field of Nonviolence. It is evident that the negative preconceptions towards us were born and developed in South America during our sustained, nonviolent struggle against the military dictatorships there. It is clear that the discrimination we suffer in various fields stems from the systematic disinformation and defamation to which we were subject for decades in our home countries, including Argentina and Chile. The dictatorships and their organs of “disinformation” were spinning their web since the times when our activists were prohibited, imprisoned, deported, and killed. Even today, in different latitudes one can examine the persecution we suffer, not only at the hands of fascists but also at the hands of the “sanctimonious pundits” of some sectors. And it should be noted that as our activities have developed, many who recite the word Peace have thrown up their hands in horror, demanding our silence and even lashing out at any group or individual who mentions us publicly.

Even though these insults are a thing of the past, today they continue denigrating nonviolent action, arguing that beyond making declarations nothing more can be done in the face of the “real” powers that determine world situations. To illustrate, let’s look at some cases.

The first concerns the campaigns against mandatory military service carried out a few years ago by Humanists in Argentina.

At that time some maintained that it was impossible to change the law that made military service obligatory. Especially after one and a half million signatures, gathered during a year of activity, were rejected without justification. Then, the Executive Power launched a publicity campaign about how misguided this project was, which would “leave the nation defenseless against possible aggression from neighboring countries.” However, public opinion had been so sensitized that this debate (without mentioning the authors of this project) came to light and the media was its echo. Finally, there came a moment when the President of the Republic signed a "decree annulling compulsory military service," replacing it with voluntary military service. At the time it was said he had taken this measure because a soldier had died in a barracks due to maltreatment. OK so that’s how things are. But it became clear that the long campaign and mobilization of the humanists was not in vain because this arbitrary law was laid to rest.

The other, more recent, case occurred in the Czech Republic.

The so-called "Missile Defense Shield" had been planned since 2002 without the knowledge of the people of the Czech Republic or the European Union. In June of 2006, the Humanist Movement started to promote an alliance of grassroots social and political organizations, which made it clear that 70% of the population was against the missiles. And at the same time that they demanded a referendum, they also asked that the project be suspended given its dangers. Two humanists began a hunger strike, and the protests began to receive the support of nonviolent peace organizations. This kind of protest was maintained for over a year, engaging artists, scholars, scientists, and mayors. Finally, the protest spread to the European Parliament. In March 2009 the government fell, through a confluence of several factors, but popular protests and parliamentary opposition delayed ratification of the treaty between the Czech Republic and the USA. In September 2009, Obama gave up the star wars shield in the Czech Republic and Poland.

Let us now consider two subjects whose social impact is not yet understood.

As we all know, the themes of ecology and environmental protection have taken root in our societies. While some governments and certain stakeholders deny the dangers of neglecting the ecosystem, they are nonetheless being obliged to take progressive steps because of the pressure of a population increasingly concerned about the deterioration of our common home. Even our children are becoming more aware each day of the dangers of the situation. Through the media, and even in the humblest schools, attention is paid to issues of preventing environmental deterioration, and no one can escape these concerns.

But we are considerably behind this when it comes to concern over the issue of violence. What I mean is that the defense of human life and the most basic human rights have not yet taken root at a global and general level. It seems we are still apologists for violence when it comes to arguing that it is for defense, or even "preventive defense," against possible aggression. And even massive destruction of defenseless populations doesn’t seem to horrify us. Only when violence touches us in our civic life through violent crimes do we become alarmed, but we still do not stop glorifying the bad examples that poison our society and children, starting in earliest infancy.

It is clear that neither the idea nor the sensibility that would provoke a profound repudiation and moral disgust that would move us away from the horrors of violence in its various forms have yet to take hold.

For our part, we will make every effort to install in the social environment the validity of the themes of Peace and Nonviolence, and it is clear that the time will come when both individual and mass reactions will be produced. That will be the moment of a radical change in our world.

To conclude my brief remarks I wish to again consider the "Charter for a World Without Violence," proposed by the Nobel Peace Laureates and Nobel Peace Organizations, in order to promote their proposals during the World March for Peace and Nonviolence. We are honored to share its principles in concrete actions of social activity that will surely lead us towards this new world we have mentioned.

Nothing more, thank you very much.

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Biography of Silo

Silo, Mario Rodríguez, Hispanic-Argentinean, founder of Universalist Humanism, inspires the World March for Peace and Nonviolence. Since 1969, through gatherings, conferences, seminars and public events, Silo has publicly denounced the growing violence in the world and promoted the need for active nonviolence.

His thought has been expressed in numerous writings – poetic prose, descriptive psychology, short stories, letters, historiological discussions, studies on myth – which address multiple aspects of human life and the process of humanity which is close to an unprecedented turning point.

He has been awarded a degree Honoris Causa by the Russian Academy of Sciences.

From his thought and teachings the Humanist Movement arose and it has implemented the methodology of active nonviolence in social, cultural and political activism through countless grassroots organizations throughout the world.

All his works may be freely accessed at http://www.silo.net.

-- Sudhir Gandotra
Spokesperson for New Humanism, Asia-Pacific Region
"Working for a Violence-free Asia-Pacific"
Web: http://www.sudhirgandotra.org/
General Secretary - Humanist Party of India
"Education, Peace and Progress for all"
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World March for Peace & Non-violence
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