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Brutal Killing Of 8 Adivasis: Open Letter To The President Of India

By Jharkhand Human Rights Movement

25 May, 2013
Countercurrents.org

Jharkhand Human Rights Movement
C/o-Mr. Suleman Odeya, Near Don Bosci ITC Gate, Khorha Toli, Kokar,
Ranchi -834001. 0651-3242752 Email: [email protected]

Ref: JHRM/PI/2013/02 Date: 24/05/2013

To,
Sri Pranab Mukherjee,
President of India,
Rashtrapati Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110004
India.

Sub: requesting for a high level judicial inquiry, legal action and
fixing accountability on the case of brutal killing of 8
Adivasis by the Security forces in an alleged encounter took
at Aarespeta village of Bijapur district in Chhatisgarh.

Dear Sir,

1. I would like to bring your kind attention on the above said subject
that eight Adivasis/Tribal people namely (1) Pandu, (2) Bahadur, (3)
Joga, (4) Komu, (5) Punam, (6) Somu, (7) Lakhmu and (8) Karam Masa
all are resident of Aaresmpeta village comes under Ganglur police
station of Bijapur district in the state of Chhatisgarh were brutally
killed by the Security Forces at 9:30 P.M. on 17 May, 2012 at
Aarespeta village in an alleged encounter took place between the
Security Forces and the Maoists.

2. The incident took place when the Tribal people were celebrating the
Seed Festival at night. All the villagers including women and children
were also present in the festival. The Security forces reached to the
spot and fired on them assuming that they were Naxals. According to
Village heads - Sri Taram Lakhmu and Taram Budhru, there was no Naxal
amongst those who have been killed by the security forces. They also
stated that the villagers were celebrating seed festival when all of
sudden without any signal, the security forces fired on them.
Consequently, 8 Adivasis/Tribals including three children got killed
in the massacre and 22 of them are missing whose whereabouts are not
known till now. In the incident, one Jawan died and two were injured,
which is result of the cross firing among the Security forces.

3. The village heads - Taram Lakhmu and Taram Budhru have also stated
that in the police firing four persons including two minors namely
Renu aged 10 years and Punam Samlu aged about 15 years and Taram Aaytu
and Soni Taram have been injured who are in serious condition. It is
also a matter of great concern to know that it took almost two days
for the state government to admit the four seriously injured villagers
for medical help at Jagdalpur hospital where as a number of Ambulances
are available. These Adivasis/Tribals were innocent people and not the
Naxal but the Security Forces killed them in cold blooded murder and
these kinds of massacres are being repeatedly taking place in the
state of Chhatisgarh, which is known as so-called emerging state in
terms of economic growth at the cost of Tribals. On 28 June, 2012, in
a similar incident 17 Adivasis/Tribals of Kottaguda, Sarkeguda and
Rajpenta village of Bijapur district had been killed by the Security
Forces.

It is a clear case where the State has not only failed to protect and
ensure the Constitutional, Legal and Traditional rights of the
Adivasis/Tribal people but it has sponsored the crime against the
Adivasis/Tribal people of Chhatisgarh instead. Obviously, it has been
repeatedly done with the clear intention to promote and protect the
interest of the Corporate Houses, who have singed hundred of MoUs with
the Chhatisgar Government for mining projects, power plants, steel
projects, etc, therefore, the Government has been attempting to clear
the land by killing, exploiting and eliminating the Adivasis/Tribals.

Since, you are the custodian of the Adivasis/Tribal people
constitutionally, therefore, I humbly request you for the following
legal actions:

1. A high level judicial inquiry should be done on the case of brutal
killing of 8 Adivasis/Tribals and exploitation of other Tribals by the
Security Forces.

2. A case of murder should be registered against all the officers and
the security personals who were involved in killing and exploitation
of the Adivasis/Tribal people. They should be dismissed from the jobs
and arrested immediately.

3. The family members of all 8 deceased persons should be compensated
with Rs. 25 lakh per family along with a government job.

4. The wounded victims should also be compensated with Rs. 5 lakh each
with free medical support.

5. The Adivasis/Tribals of Chhatisgarh should be provided full
security by the Indian Government.

6. Dr. Raman Singh the Chief Minister of Chhatisgarh should be
dismissed from the post of Chief Minister because he has failed to
enforce and protect the Constitution of India and the Laws of the Land
in the state of Chhatisgarh.

7. The anti-Naxal operations should not be carried out in the
Adivasi/Tribal villages without prior information and permission of
the Gram Sabhas.

8. The forceful land acquisition must be enforced and the MoUs signed
without consent of the Gram Sabhas must be cancelled.

9. The Constitutional provisions of 5th Scheduled Areas, PESA Act
1996, FRA 2006 and local land laws must be enforced in the State.

10. A common law should be introduced by the Indian Parliament for the
safeguarding of the Adivasis/Tribal People of the 5th Scheduled Areas
across the 9 states of India.

I hope you’ll understand the pains, sufferings and agony of the
Adivasis/Tribals of India. I shall be highly obliged to you for the
same.

Thanking you.

Yours sincerely,
Gladson Dungdung
General Secretary,
JHRM, Ranchi.

 

 

 




 

 


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