COMMONWEALTH GAMES VILLAGE or DEATH FACTORY?
Friday, April 4, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Deaths in games village- RTI HEARING ON 27th March
HEARING ON RTI AGAINST D.D.A. REGARDING DEATHS IN GAMES VILLAGE IS SHEDULED ON 27th March 2008 AT 10:30am AT C.I.C. OFFICE, ROOM NO.306, AUGUST KRANTI BHAVAN BUILDING, R.K.PURAM.
Monday, March 24, 2008
236 DAYS OF YAMUNA SATYAGRAHA
23rd March 2008
As announced earlier, Yamuna Satyagrah observed its 234, 235 and 236th day as Holika Dahan, Holi Milan and (World Water Day and Shahidi Divas) respectively.
While those of you who watch Dilli Aaj Tak may have seen the Holika Dahan Coverage on TV, around 150 people including college students (Youth For Justice), local villagers and Yamuna Satyagrahis led by Rajendra Bhai consigned the effigies of Yamuna Encroachers, Polluters and despoilers (DDA, DMRC and Govt of Delhi) to flames over a pyre made of cattle dung cakes only (It was also the World Forestry Day on 21 March 2008). Holi Milan was observed in a festive spirit on 22.3.08 at the Satyagrah Sthal with lots of gaity, gulal and 'herbal' paint (in the words of Kamakhya, the Yamuna film maker), which actually turned out to be hard to remove black grease ! But all in fun and frolic. Prof Vikram Soni joined the group towards late in the evening. Today (23.3.08) a large group met again at the Satyagrah Sthal early in the forenoon, when a Havan homage to 'water' as well as to the 'martyres' (It being the Martyres Day too) was organised.
Copy of a letter (received by Rajendra Bhai) from Hon'ble CM of Delhi sent to Sri Somnath Chatterjee, Speaker Lok Sabha became a subject matter of intense discussion and animated discourse on account of deliberate falsehood reiterated by the CM in her letter justifying the construction of Games Village in the river bed on the grounds that Akshardham stands there and that MOEF after detailed investigations gave three clearance letters for it. (Why were 3 clearance letters needed if all was in order and proper, is something which clearly she has chosen to ignore in her letter?). It was agreed that it matters little as to how many people (Delhites) actually participate actively in the Satyagrah as long as the endeavour for achieving the truth for river Yamuna remains the goal.
The Yamuna Satyagrah marches on....
Sunday, March 16, 2008
IS THERE ANYONE LISTENING?
SINCE LAST 15 DAYS WE ARE TELLING THE WORLD THAT SCORES OF LABOURERS HAVE DIED INSIDE THE GAMES VILLAGE, WE DO HAVE VIDEOS INDACATING THE SAME.....STILL NO RESPONSE FROM AUTHORITIES.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
HUNGER STRIKE BY "YOUTH FOR JUSTICE" AGAINST DEATHS IN GAMES VILLAGE
DAY LONG PROTEST AND HUNGER STRIKE BY “YOUTH FOR JUSTICE” AGAINST DEATHS IN GAMES VILLAGE AND INHUMAN TREATMENT WITH LABOURERS
9th March2008, New Delhi
Today a group of students and professionals sat on a hunger strike in front of Games Village protesting against deaths in the construction site of Games Village. There are talks of deaths inside games village since last one month and recently some investigations by Youth for Justice revealed that living conditions inside the campus are pathetic which were later proved by one of the national news paper and death of one of the labourer “Shyamal” also got confirmed.
These reports and investigation leads to serious doubt that more than 30 people have died inside the campus.
“Youth for Justice” has conducted an investigation into the matter and have interviewed some of the relatives of labourers who died inside the games village, YFJ have also interviewed some labourers who have left the job because of the deaths, have interviewed some of the labourers who are still working inside and who themselves have seen some dead bodies, have interviewed some of the local residents who have interacted with labourers and who have information on the situation inside. As nobody was allowed to enter the campus, this was the only source of information that we had.
All these facts are indicating towards the fact that labourers are living in an inhuman and pathetic condition inside the campus causing deadly disease leading to deaths of these poor migrant labourers. Saddest part of incident is that both the Govt. and contractor are hiding the facts and are trying to cover up the case.
YFJ has very strong reasons to believe that everything is not alright inside the four walls of this construction site and we strongly demand an immediate independent enquiry into the matter.
We also believe that life, liberty and dignity of these labourers are of equal importance and we demand that it should be maintained and respected. Clean, hygienic working and living environment, proper treatment and medical care, compensation etc. are basic rights of any labourer and that should be protected at all cost.
We also demand that a comprehensive list of all those who have died or who have attacked by the deadly virus should be made public.
We also demand that guilty contractor should be booked under the law.
This is our first step and in absence of any immediate action by the authority, we will intensify our protest.
9th March2008, New Delhi
Today a group of students and professionals sat on a hunger strike in front of Games Village protesting against deaths in the construction site of Games Village. There are talks of deaths inside games village since last one month and recently some investigations by Youth for Justice revealed that living conditions inside the campus are pathetic which were later proved by one of the national news paper and death of one of the labourer “Shyamal” also got confirmed.
These reports and investigation leads to serious doubt that more than 30 people have died inside the campus.
“Youth for Justice” has conducted an investigation into the matter and have interviewed some of the relatives of labourers who died inside the games village, YFJ have also interviewed some labourers who have left the job because of the deaths, have interviewed some of the labourers who are still working inside and who themselves have seen some dead bodies, have interviewed some of the local residents who have interacted with labourers and who have information on the situation inside. As nobody was allowed to enter the campus, this was the only source of information that we had.
All these facts are indicating towards the fact that labourers are living in an inhuman and pathetic condition inside the campus causing deadly disease leading to deaths of these poor migrant labourers. Saddest part of incident is that both the Govt. and contractor are hiding the facts and are trying to cover up the case.
YFJ has very strong reasons to believe that everything is not alright inside the four walls of this construction site and we strongly demand an immediate independent enquiry into the matter.
We also believe that life, liberty and dignity of these labourers are of equal importance and we demand that it should be maintained and respected. Clean, hygienic working and living environment, proper treatment and medical care, compensation etc. are basic rights of any labourer and that should be protected at all cost.
We also demand that a comprehensive list of all those who have died or who have attacked by the deadly virus should be made public.
We also demand that guilty contractor should be booked under the law.
This is our first step and in absence of any immediate action by the authority, we will intensify our protest.
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
ANOTHER WITNESS OF DEATHS
IN
GAMES VILLAGE
"YOUTH FOR JUSTICE" INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION IS ON
ONE PERSON FROM PURNIA DISTRICT OF BIHAR DIED INSIDE GAMES VILLAGE 15 DAYS AGO
WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO:
JOIN US THIS SUNDAY 9TH MARCH 2008 AT 8:00 AM ONWARDS FOR A DAY LONG PROTEST AND HUNGER STRIKE AGAINST DEATHS IN GAMES VILLAGE.
ON NH24 NEAR AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE, GAMES VILAGE SITE MAIN GATE
DEAD BODY OF SHYAMAL
Friday, March 7, 2008
LATEST UPDATE
Following the report by "Youth for Justice" Eminent journalist and diplomat Sri Kuldip Nayar and Magsaysay awardee social activist Arvind Kejriwal have joined local villagers in petitioning the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the appalling living conditions of labourers at the impugned site for the Commonwealth Games Village in the river bed which has resulted in spread of meningitis amongst the latter resulting in deaths ofmany of them. The complaint to the NHRC was delivered this morning for urgent inquiry and action in the matter against all relevant authorities including the DDA, MCD, Labour Commissioner and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) which have failed to ensure that the living conditions of labour at the site is hygeinic and secure.
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