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The Myths of Salwa Judum

September 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Anoop Sahaanoopsaha_AT_gmail_dot_com
Responding to a petition filed by Nandini Sundar and Ramchandra Guha, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Chhattisgarh government asking them to explain the rationale behind Salwa Judum. However the article in The Hindu quotes the Supreme Court bench as saying, “What is wrong in arming the local people to counter [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Salwa Judum

The fake encounter at santoshpur

May 21st, 2007 · No Comments

This is a video interview with the Sarpanch of Santoshpur, Ganga Emla. Emla is also an SPO, an offshoot of Salwa Judum, a kind of private militia that is armed and funded by the state. The interview is in references to the alleged fake encounter of 6 tribals at Santoshpur, Bastar. What happenned in [...]

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Tags: Naxal Issues · Salwa Judum