Fwd: [initiative-india] Thousands of Mumbaiwallas to march against Buildershahi, Land Scams, Evictions and Deprivation for self- reliant Housing

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From: NAPM India <napmindia@napm-india.org>
Date: Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Subject: [initiative-india] Thousands of Mumbaiwallas to march against Buildershahi, Land Scams, Evictions and Deprivation for self- reliant Housing
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Dear All,

As we look forward to the start of a new year, basti dwellers of Mumbai who have been fighting illegal eviction, land grab by the builder and asserting their housing rights and right to the city activists of Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan will march to the Mantralaya from Mankhurd on afternoon of January 1st. Since 28th they have been travelling to various bastis mobilising, holding meetings, discussions, sharing issues and planning strategies under the leadership of Medha Patkar. Do join them tomorrow at the following places.. For further information do contact Madhuri Shivkar, 09892143242; Madhuri Wariyath, 09820619174; Sumit Wajale, 09967875999; Sandeep Yevale, 09819307419

'MUMBAI KE GAREEBON KI NAYI JUNG'

Stormy struggle against Land Scams, Evictions and deprivation, for self- reliant housing by urban poor in Mumbai

Thousands to march from Mankhurd on afternoon January 1^st

JANUARY 2^ND- Indefinite action at AZAD MAIDAN

Thousands of hard-working, poor families in Mumbai are facing brutal atrocities in violation of their legal and human right to housing and livelihood. On one hand are the wealthiest and consumerist rich elites in Mumbai, displaying the material well-being in this financial capital of India while 30 to 40 % people live in the poor localities even when they are the 'real builders' of the houses and infrastructure and real producers in Mumbai.

With least of the burden put on the city's administration and the society at large and without begging before the Government, they live the life of simplicity and make maximum contribution in public interest. However, the Government doesn't seem to be concerned about fulfilling their basic rights and needs and is making them face the builders' illegal attacks and anti-poor urban projects bringing in unconstitutional eviction and deprivation.

In this context, Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan has been active since 2005 and has exposed the illegality, corruption and injustice as in the cases of Adarsh, Hiranandani, Golibar, Sion-Koliwada and a number of slum eviction drives and slum rehabilitation projects and yet, the State and the police administration continue to support builders against poor and resort to unjust repression on non-violent agitations, quelling the rights of hundreds' years old habitants as well as generations old fish-workers in Mumbai.It is as known fact that more than 30,000 acres of land has been illegally retained against the ceiling limit, when the Urban Ceiling Act existed and even after the Act was withdrawn, with a claim to release the land, the same is not being allotted even to the cooperative societies of the middle class, leave aside to the homeless poor.

GBGB Andolan has raised these issues along with other peoples' organisations in Mumbai and demanded Rajeev Awas Yojana (RAY) as self-development towards right to shelter. However, it is the builders-politicians nexus, with bureaucrats and police force to support, that is not permitting RAY to be undertaken in Mumbai. A declared proposal of RAY to one Mandala community in Mankhud is not granted approval since last 4 years. On the other hand, going against its manifesto and the rights of people, eviction of slums continues with bulldozers at doorsteps all the time. Umpteen number of court cases and complaints in police are being managed by the builders through their political manoeuvring.

It was during the 9 days long fast of ours and relay fast by 1200 women and men at Golibar-Khar, Mumbai, that the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary of Maharashtra had promised in writing and also brought out notifications appointing two fact finding committees under chairmanship of Justice (Retd.) H. Suresh Declaration of slums and providing amenities such as water, toilets, drainage, electricity, rationing etc was one of the promises. However, even notifications were withdrawn, taking false resort to court orders with deliberately wrong interpretations. As a result, eviction and corruption as well as deprivation continue.

After a number of dialogues and discussions, memoranda and appeals as well as non-violent protests, facing lathis and jails, the poor and those who face illegal impeachment on their housing rights are determined to start a renewed struggle, called Mumbai ke Gareebon ki nayi Jung.

On January 1^st 2013, thousands of poor will take to the streets of Mumbai and will begin their march in afternoon from Mankhurd to Mantralaya. They would reach Azad Maidan on 2^nd January and demand fulfilment of their rights and a complete end to all atrocities by the builder-state nexus.

Expecting your support and co-operation, as always

Medha Patkar	Kishor Kardak	Jamil bhai	Girija bahen
Sumit Wajale	Prabhakar Narkar	Shilpa Sabale	Mohan Chavan
Madhuri Shivkar	Shabbir Deshmukh	Santosh Thorat	Sandeep Yevale
Kamlesh S S	Siraj	Kamlesh S S	Umar bhai

Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan	Janta Jagruti Manch
National Alliance of Peoples' Movements	Shahar Vikas Manch
Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar Bachao Samiti	Nagari Niwara Haq Samiti
Waghini Sangathan	SRA Sangharsh Samiti
Bruhanmumbai Niwara Samanvaya Samiti

 

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