Mining and Movements - Causes of Tribal Militancy - Indian Social ...
Mining and Movements - Causes of Tribal Militancy - Indian Social ...
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234SOCIAL ACTION VOL. 60 JULY – SEPTEMBER 2010The history <strong>of</strong> police intimidation includes behaviour at a succession <strong>of</strong>‘Public Hearings’ for Tata, Essar <strong>and</strong> many other mining/factory projects,that has been extensively documented – a farce <strong>of</strong> “manufacturingconsent” repeated in numerous other areas. Roy’s article shows thatmany tribal children are motivated to carry guns long before the Maoistsallow them to. In this context, a note <strong>of</strong> reassurance is India’s AirChief Marshal P.V.Naik’s statement that he is not in favour <strong>of</strong> usingthe Air Force to attack Naxalites, <strong>and</strong> that this strategy carries a highrisk <strong>of</strong> extensive collateral damage.Human rights work is a prerequisite for peace. <strong>Tribal</strong> culture places ahigh value on justice <strong>and</strong> truth. Some kind <strong>of</strong> truth <strong>and</strong> reconciliationprocess will have to take place if the escalation towards war is to behalted. Responsibility lies on both sides. Where it does not lie is with thetribal communities, <strong>and</strong> when they know they can get justice, peace willprevail.Based on M.N. Roy Memorial Lecture, at the Society <strong>of</strong> Radical Humanists, Kolkata27.3.2010REFERENCESCaufield, Catherine 1998 [1996]. The World Bank <strong>and</strong> the Poverty <strong>of</strong>Nations. London: Pan.Central Mine Planning & Design Institute August 2006. Interim Reporton the Hydrogeological Investigations, Lanjigarh BauxiteMines, submitted to M/s OMC Ltd, Bhubaneswar. Ranchi:CMDPI (a subsidiary <strong>of</strong> Coal India Ltd).Centre for Science <strong>and</strong> Environment (CSE) 2008. Rich l<strong>and</strong>s, poorpeople: Is ‘Sustainable’ <strong>Mining</strong> Possible? Delhi: CSE.Cernea, Michael 2006. ‘Resettlement Management: Denying orconfronting risks,’ in Mathur ed. 2006.Campaign for Peace <strong>and</strong> Justice in Chhattisgarh (CPJC) August 2007.Salwa Judum: Civil War in Chhattisgarh. Delhi:www.cpjc.wordpress.comChaudhury, Shoma 12 th June 2010. ‘Bringing on the Army Against theNaxals will be a Disaster.’ Tehelka Magazine, Vol.7, Issue 23.Cullinan, Cormac 2002. Wild Law: A Manifesto for Earth Justice.Totnes: Green Books, with the Gaia Foundation,www.thegaiafoundation.org
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