Call for Jattha
From Nandigram to
Linking People & Struggles
The Nandigram struggle has created history. The adverse impact of imperialist globalization and the primacy of capital and market on
Women, farmers, workers are engaged in major struggles to protect their lands, livelihoods, water resources and lifestyles all over the country. The struggles sprung up all over the country to fight for sustainable development, for employment-generating village-industries , self-reliant agriculture and decentralised democratic development-planning alternatives. But the arrogant and indifferent governments are hell bent on crushing this people-centric development by approving over 600 SEZs across the country. Innumerable SEZs are devouring not only pristine agriculture, natural wealth but are also destroying people's lives and livelihoods without providing any rehabilitation.
We have been left with no choice but to challenge the whole process of globalization resulting in suicides of farmers (over one lakh now) which in no way could be called suicides-in fact they are being murdered in the name of developmental economic fundamentalism, by all those who are forgetting their socialist commitments and the sanctity of the Indian Constitution. The present mainstream political parties are not ready to admit the above, since the majority of the mainstream political party leaders have compromised with imperialism, capitalism and western consumerist ideology.
Democratic socialism, sustainable development with people's participation in decision making are our fundamental commitments, which we all want to uphold. People are questioning and seeking solutions, as they very well know that they can survive only when they are able to save human relationships, sustainable environment, democracy and socialism .
Under such circumstances, we need to relate& link not only with different struggles and organizations seeking solutions not only in
We have received a fresh lease of inspiration from struggles in Nandigram, Maharashtra,
Keeping this in mind, the Comrades of NAPM and Action- 2007, Nandigram, Jangal Bachao Andolan, Samajwadi Jan Parishad, are to march through various states, where they will join the local struggles.
We seek co-operation of one and all who could join in this Jattha. This is the way to take a break through from the present injustice and create the positive polity for a wider collaboration of all concerned.
Nandigram , which has now achieved the status not only of the protest against the economic domination and state repression, but a symbol of martyrdom, will be the starting point of our Jattha to start on 26th Jan 2008 and will pass through Jharkhand, Chattisgarh , Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and will conclude on 4th February 2008 in Gorai, Mumbai .
People and people's representatives who are struggling against commercilisation, globalization, fundamentalism, communalism will join this Jattha.
A detailed schedule is enclosed alongwith to give you an idea of the route.
We request many of you all to join the Jattha from Nandigram itself during the launch of the yatra. Please confirm your arrival to Nandigram soon . Please reach Kolkatta by 25th Jan 2008 late evening or 26th Morning .
Venue : will be shortly intimated
Contact: Saktiman Ghosh- 033-22196688, Sudipto 09433972662 for Logistics
Sincerely Yours,
- Krishi Jami Raksha Committee
- Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee
- ACTION 2007
- National Hawkers Federation
- National
- National Fish Workers Forum
- Samajwadi Jan Parishad, Madhya Pradesh
- Ekvira Jamin Bachao Sangharsh Samiti , Lonavala ,
- Tata Dhran Grasth Sangharsh Samiti, Lonavala ,
- Dharavi, Peth Bachao Samiti , Gorai, Mumbai
- Jharkhand Krantikari Majdoor
- Jangal Bachao Andolan, Jharkhand
- Nagri Haq Surasha Samiti, Pimpari Chinchawat,
- Ulgulan Manch , Jharkhand
Mukta Srivastava
National
(NAPM)
From Nadigram to Narmda to Gorai: Linking People & Struggles
26th Jan 2008
Yatra launch from Nandigram
Programme at Nandigram
Debjit, Sawapan Da , Saktiman Ghosh
By road
26th Jan 2008
Start form
Nandigram
Reach Singur
Stay over night
in Singur
27th January
Programme at Singur
In the morning
Leave for purulia in the afternoon
Reach Purulia
Programme at purulia in the evening
Start for Bokaro in the night
Anuradh Talwar
28th January
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Reach bokaro in the morning
A full day programme at Bokaro
Stay over night in Bokaro
DC Gohain , Vishwanath Bagi
29th January
Start for
Reach Ranchi late morning
A day prgramme in Ranchi
Go to
2810 HWH MUMBAI MAIL at 23.45
Sanjay Basu Malik
and Ghanshyam
30 January
Reach Raigarh at 4.59 in the morning
Programme at Raigarh
One can also take a train from Raigarh at 16.50 and reach Bilaspur at 20.15 ( train no- 3275)
Take a train from Bilaspur at 22.20 to Satana at by
88201 DURG GKP EXPRES
Gautam and others
By Train
31st January
Reach Satna at 6.15 and start for Rewa (50 Km) by road
Programme at in Rewa
Take a train from Satna at 23.15 to Khandawa by
9048 BGP SURAT EXP
Sunil Bhai and Subrat
By road / train
1st February
Reach Khandawa at 9.45 and start for Badwani from Khndawa
Reach Badwani
Meeting at Badwani and stay over night
Stay over Night
Medha Patkar
2nd February
reach Narmada Valley
Programme at Narmada Valley
Leave for Pune in the night
Medha Patkar and others
3rd February
Reach Pune in the morning
Programme at Pimpari , Chinchawat Pune
Leave for Gorai and stay overnight at Gorai
Maruti Bhapkar , Palekar ji and Prasad Bagve
By Road
4th February
Programme at Gorai
The Yatra Concludes
