Farmers from five villages near Gurgaon – Khandsa, Narsingpur, Mohammedpur, Gadauli Khurd and Harsaru -  are opposing the transfer of 1,395 acres of land to Reliance Industries by Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Corporation (HSIIDC) for setting up a SEZ in the region. Farmers have been up in arms against SEZ to be set up over an area of 25,000 acre from Garhi Harsuru to Badli at the Farrukhnagar-Jhajjar Road. The proposed Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway is also to pass through the same area. The total proposed investment is about $30 billion with more than 10,000 acre for “infrastructure, residential, leisure and entertainment and commercial establishment” with only 6500 acre outlined for industries.  

After visiting the affected areas 8th July 2008 a Janhastakshep, Campaign Against Fascist Designs  team comprising of; Ish Mishra, Sachin and Ramesh went to a Panchayat called by Haryana Kisan Mazdoor Bhoomi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti. For many villagers the situation remained the same, since the 30th of June, the police barricades have only been partially removed causing great inconvenience to the villagers, creating a curfew like situation. The heavy police presence was creating a general sense of fear among the villagers. At Harsaru village, there were heavy earth moving machinery, cranes and work for construction of the wall continued amidst heavy presence of private security guards and the police who prevented all villagers from using the public road. The police cases against 33 people who are leaders or farmers protesting the SEZ were also still in force.

Activists of CPI(ML) New Democracy held a protest today at Jantar Mantar, condemning in the strongest terms the efforts of Pro POSCO goons abetted by POSCO and Government of Orissa to target the anti-POSCO movement.

Yesterday pro POSCO goons climbed on a school roof when anti- POSCO agitators had gone towards Jatadhari and lobbed bombs at the retuning group in Dinki-Gobindpur area. Dula Mandal, about 35 years of age, was killed and two others grievously injured . The situation of 20th June night is that a crowd of over 1000 has surrounded the school and is demanding the arrest for murder of culprits who are caught in the school.
This incident is only one more in a series of attacks on anti POSCO agitators by pro POSCO goons working with the blessings of the State Government to attack the agitation and force the people to surrender their lands-themselves a source of betel leaf - to the MNC. CPI(ML) ND condemns all such efforts.

We demand from Naveen Patnaik Government
1.    Arrest the goons caught in the school  and charge them with murder
2.    Cancel POSCO deal.
An effigy of Naveen Patnaik was burnt by the activists at the end of the meeting.

Aparna
Secy. Delhi Committee
CPI(ML) ND

Janhastakshep organized a memorial public meeting:  “A Crusader for Anti Displacement Movements; Rajendra Sadangi” for his irreplaceable contribution to these ongoing struggles, on the 4th of April 2008 at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi. People from different walks of life including the intelligentsia, students, lawyers, the working class and political activists attended the meeting. Shri Rajendra Sadangi, Convener of Lok Pakhya - Orissa, passed away on 27th March,2008 after being taken ill with cerebral malaria.