Fwd: [initiative-india] Medha Patkar and others start INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE in custody protesting against ongoing Golibar Slum demolitions in Mumbai

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From: NAPM India <napmindia@napm-india.org>
Date: Fri, May 20, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Subject: [initiative-india] Medha Patkar and others start INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE in custody protesting against ongoing Golibar Slum demolitions in Mumbai



Dear All,
Today the Bulldozers of Shivalik Ventures continue to demolish the houses of the Golibar slum are, yesterday 11 houses were broken and nearly 12 people were arrested who will be produced infront of the Magistrate today.

Medha Patkar and nearly 50 people from other bastis were on their way to the Golibar area that they were detained and put in Kheruvadi police Station. Frustrated with the constant violation of the laws and open support to the Shivalik Ventures which has been riddled with corruption, as mentioned in the letter written to CM Prithviraj Chauhan yesterday Medha Patkar and others have started INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE in the police custody itself.

Write to CM and fax it to them asking for immediate stopping of the demolitions and release people who have been arrested yesterday and detained today.

For details call Prerna Gaikawad 9221958763 in Golibar or Dinesh Shinde in Kheruvadi Police Station with Medha Patkar 9221001717.

Madhuresh

More details on the Khar / Golibar struggle http://khareastandolan.wordpress.com/  

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19^th May, 2011

 

To,

Shri Prithviraj Chavan,

Hon'ble Chief Minister,

Government of Maharashtra,

Mantralaya, Mumbai 

 

Dear Shri Prithviraj Chavanji,

 

I have been reading about the good decisions of yours to review the 3-K schemes, rather scams and we welcome this courageous decision. While two of these are cancelled, enquiry of Shivalik Ventures is apparently, on. It is already an established fact that the builder, with the name changed many times and so was the enterprise (SVI Realties, Shivalik Ventures, Shi. Ventures Private Ltd., Lifestyle Realty) has committed serious criminal offences in the process of seeking approval. The Slum Rehabilitation Authority, to the Mantralaya, all have favoured the builder.

 

Its also seen and exposed from the letter of the Directorate of Income Tax that UNITECH has made 50% of the investment, that too by collecting advances through Neera Radia! It thus can be covered in the enquiry on the 2 G spectrum scam.

 

Another level of fraudulent sanctions is of the co-operatives in the Golibar region. Preparing fake documents of General Body meetings with false signatures, cheating the private owners and co-operatives member's, putting thousands of people in the transit camps, violating the rules, but also constructed on the land belonging to the Defence Ministry (Air Force) or the Railway Ministry etc......are also thoroughly assessed and exposed by us as well as the concerned authorities. FIRs filed are being investigated into, based on the High Court orders in certain cases.

 

In this context, while the Project deserves cancellation and legal action, its shocking that the Additional Collector, Mr. Rokhade is again issuing notices for demolition and tomorrow morning again the massive police force is to be deployed for the same. These colonies of families settled 70-100 years ago, are not "encroacher's slums", but pucca houses erected out of sweat and blood of toiling people.

 

The land grabbers, eyeing on this land, just 3 kms away from the airport, are up with all political pressures and interests, to not just evict, but destroy the lives of thousands of families. This must be stopped and questioned. While we are to fight the battle tooth and nail, as we did in January last, we expect you to issue immediate orders to stop the demolition during the inquiry and further take appropriate steps to cancel the Shivalik project at Golibar, to save life and shelter of the thousands of families from the jaws of land sharks. This battle, would otherwise catch fire with all the builders and all the affected shall join the people of Golibar with women at the forefront.

 

With Regards,

 

Medha Patkar                                       Ph: 09423965153 / 09969363065 / 09179148973

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From: Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan <gbgbandolan@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Subject: Action Alert:: Golibar Slum Dwellers face illegal demolition, Kindly call Maharashtar CM Office to protest.
To: GBGB-Andolan <GBGB-Andolan@googlegroups.com>, gb-gb-andolan1 <gb-gb-andolan1@googlegroups.com>

Action Alert                                                                                                                                                                                                        19 April 2011

The bulldozers at Golibar a 50 year old slum are once again out to demolish and evict the slum dwellers who have been fighting the corruption and land grab by Shivalik Ventures in which the 2G Spectrum scam ridden Unitech has a stake. In the past the slum dwellers have repeatedly opposed and exposed the illegal acts of the private developers who are all out to grab the land. It was only after the expose that the Chief Minister of Maharashtra scrapped the two 3K projects. This has been welcomed by us but we also await the scrapping of the Golibar Project. Yesterday when the slum dwellers opposed the eviction drive 12 slum dwellers including 6 women were arrested and today will be produced before the Magistrate.

Yesterday it was a familiar scene. A hundred policemen crowded the narrow corridor that is the entry to our homes. The Collector's men raised their mobile loudspeakers and read out a '33/38' eviction notice, asking us to co-operate in their efforts to break their houses. It's besides the point that in no language, legal or otherwise, does 'eviction' mean 'demolition'. It's also besides the point that the so-called notice was dated from more 90 days earlier, making it redundant as a legal order. Nor does it matter, perhaps, that the High Court has ruled in our favour in a (criminal) case of fraud and forgery against Shivalik builders – the very builders that the police and collector's office came to serve today.

We all request you to kindly call the Chief Minister, Maharashtra-Office and request them to stop the forcible eviction of slum dwellers.

In Solidarity,

Medha Patkar,  Santosh Daonkar, Simpreet  Singh, Prerna Gaikwad, Ajit

Chief Minister, Maharashtra office-022 22025151

Fax No 022-22817068

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