KARAIKAL BANDH on MARCH 1 of 2011

KARAIKAL UNION TERRITORY STRUGGLE GROUP



52.Church Street Karaikal,609602

Hon.President N.Nandhivarman
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Honble Veerappa Moily

Union Law Minister Government of India

Honble Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Ms Sushma Swaraj

Honble Leader of Opposition in Rajyasabha Mr. Arun Jaitly

Respected Law Minister and Leaders of Opposition

Sub: Karaikal Bandh on March 01 Reasons Regarding

With anguish and hurt we inform you that KUTSG spearheading the struggle for liberating Karaikal enclave from the clutches of the Puducherry Government and demanding separate UT status for Karaikal had decided to express solidarity with the Bar Association of Karaikal and extend support to their call for one day bandh on March 1 to condemn the failure of the Puducherry Government to acquire land and build integrated Court Complex for Karaikal ever since the building built during colonial rule got severely damaged and partially collapsed in 1997,injuring two court staff severely converting them to physically handicapped status for whom after decade compensation of paltry pittance paid but lost French records landed many in irreparable loss.

The irony is even without acquiring land then Chief Justice of Madras High Court Respectful Markendeya Kutgu was sought by Puducherry Government to unveil a foundation stone for Integrated Court Complex thereby Puducherry Government hoodwinked the people. The neglect of Karaikal necessitating the demand for separate UT status for Karaikal stands proven here too. Current Collector of Karaikal an IAS was willing to allot land for Integrated Court Complex near Collector’s office but the miscreants in Government who treat lawyers as untouchables scuttled the move,

The Revenue Minister in Puducherry Government, who hails from Yenam the headquarters of Reliance Industries Ltd involved in KG gas extraction, had built an Eiffel tower in a tiny village of 30000 people whom he represents. It is not for amusing his 30000 voters but to evacuate all salt pans and fish farms in front of that Eiffel tower in order to facilitate expansion of the corporate premises to come closer to Eiffel tower. Pipelines pass through Yenam towards Gujarat in lands acquired by threats of acquisition from poor fisher folk. This Nero who fiddles while Rome is burning works for corporate but forgets he is Minister of entire UT and had to acquire land for court and prison complex built in 19 th century by French colonial masters in Karaikal.

Lawyers are boycotting courts from February 1, conducted hunger strike and processions, and as last resort given the call for bandh on March 1. USA President Obama sarcastically said we have no people’s democracy here but only corporate democracy, Editor of Sunday Indian Arindham Chowdry said we don’t have democracy but we have demonocracy.

The government lands in Karaikal are in the hands of political mafia backed real estate sharks. For Court complex and jail land could not be acquired. Non IAS officer is Collector in Puducherry holding many portfolios including appellate authority for portfolios held by him and designated as Special Secretary, thereby bypasses IAS officers sent by Union Government who have no work since they are bypassed by NON IAS directly taking with Chief Secretary. Deccan Chronicle dated 24 th Feb. exposes the ire of Central Information Commission to which Revenue Department conceals that they had given patta to a lady in 1982 while she was dead in 1980 and using powers of magistrate sanctions power to transfer that land to a trust meant for philanthropy but does real estate. Sky high powers to Pondicherry Civil Service with no checks and balances through IAS appointed by Center, and Union Home Ministry failing to curb the step motherly treatment to Karaikal in spite of giving us appointment to hear our grievances at North Block, necessitated a bandh. It may even lead to poll boycott call if these are not addressed. During last elections heeding our call to throw all MLAs of Karaikal who failed to get justice for Karaikal out of power resulted in out of 6 constituencies in this enclave all 4 Congress legislators lost while remaining 2 DMK scrapped through in double digit vote difference. This Government of UT with un kept promises, performances in paper, indifference to all grievances must be made to see the writing on the wall. Our appeal to you apart from your offices is directed to the professions you belong as one of our legal fraternity to come to the rescue of Karaikal Bar Association and people,

Thanking You

Yours sincerely

N,Nandhivarman Hon.President Karaikal Union Territory Struggle Group

V.S.Nallusamy Vice Chairman Karaikal Union Territory Struggle Group

A.S.T.Ansari Babu General Secretary Karaikal Union Territory Struggle Group

A.A.Rahman Public Relations Secretary Karaikal Union Territory Struggle Group

27.02.2011