Spotlight, Kansat

[jigSAW]

I can't imagine, that this day will come and we have to witness people being brutally beaten to thier death only for having Electricity in their house! Till date as many as 24 people were killed for the demand of power there.

While the entire nation celebrating "Nabobarsho", these people are living in horror. I am quoting some article/ report in this issue.

Here are some facts about the killings in Kansat that may help to wake us up to the immorality and shocking nature of the situation. First, two people were killed on January 4 followed by killing of seven on the 23rd of the same month. Then four were killed on April 6 and another was injured, who later died on April 12. Finally, six were killed the day before yesterday. A total of 20 innocent lives lost for the 'crime' of agitating for adequate electricity supply so that they could carry on their farming properly. All these deaths occurred due to police firing that can only be termed unprovoked, for there is absolutely no evidence of the villagers resorting to any sort of violent action that could have called for such brutality and response of 'final resort'.
Given the nature of the police action, one is almost compelled to ask as to whether there is an insurgency going on at Kansat. Has that area been taken over by our 'enemies'? Are those being killed so recklessly citizens of Bangladesh? Or are they some aliens occupying our land that we can kill as we please. Otherwise how could police repeatedly resort to firing when all the usual tactics of crowd management were not applied? First, what sorts of 'weapons' did the villagers carry that police needed to open fire? Second, what threat could stick-wielding villagers pose that police had to shoot to kill? Third, what measures of crowd control were taken to contain the agitators?
In the beginning they just demonstrated. When police attacked them brutally they started throwing brickbats and carrying sticks. Later they cut down trees to block roads and in some cases even dug up road sections. In no instance were they carrying any firearms or known to have used explosives or cocktails. To date, the police themselves did not make such a claim. So where was the danger that necessitated opening fire? Not once, twice, or thrice, but on four separate occasions interspersed by several weeks at a time. Do the actions of the agitators of Kansat justify the reaction by the police? No, not if we believe in democracy and in the inalienable right of the people to dissent and express that dissension in a peaceful manner. The question is whether the present government believes the same. If we are to go by their actions in Kansat, we are forced to seriously doubt that.
There is absolutely no adequate explanation for treating our villagers in this manner except of an arrogant mindset that treats every dissenting voice as that of an 'enemy'. The present government has become so used to applying brute force to contain opposition rallies and demonstrations that for them every agitation is inevitably the product of opposition 'conspiracy' and as such must be dealt with the maximum force.

another news:

Kansat looked like a township under siege on Thursday and Shibganj upazila appeared overcome with panic and grief amid obvious signs of devastation and police atrocities. Almost all the men in about 25 villages of Kansat have gone into hiding while the women have taken shelter in nearby villages with whatever belongings they have since the latest killings in police firing on Wednesday. The few that had stayed back related how the police had shot at and beaten up people, and looted valuables from their homes to whoever was there to listen.
On the seventh day of an indefinite strike, enforced by the Palli Bidyut Unnayan Sangram Committee (action committee for rural power development), there were no demonstrations.
However, several hundred people marched along the Kansat-Sonamasjid highway, carrying sticks and bamboos, in defiance of section 144 and joined a meeting of the Awami League-led opposition alliance at Shyampur Bridge ghat (jetty).
The villagers had, meanwhile, buried the dead in Wednesday’s clashes without autopsy.

This is inhuman to torture against people who are making movement for power in Kansat. The law enforcement authority is violating people's rights reputedly. Aged, women and children are not out of this torture. Not only that but also newsmen are the object of this attacking. The way that Government is doing to stop legal movement of local people is a matter of great concern. The people of Kansat are agitating for a logical demand which is recognized by a minister of present government. But police is killing people at mid night even now. The Kansat situation is gradually driving out of control.

I couldn't help but to share this with you people and ask "THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WE VOTED FOR?"

[Nneel]

hmm Jigsaw..asolei dukkojok......

we voted for??? complicated qus...but nice topic for a discussion

[Icy]

BaNNa said to me tht.. Oikhane jara gondogol kortese tader moddhe oneker naki current e nai .. I meant jara Polli Biddut use e korena tarao ache andolone.. May b itz a political issue.. Actually vote jakey deoa hok BD er ai situation ajibon thakbe..

[Warrior]

amar mone hoy na aita kono political issue.... jara andolon kortese tara sobai shadharon manush... tader leader o shadharon.... keu kono political leader na... gramer shadharon manush rai ak sathe hoye andolon kortese... amader sobar tader support kora uchit

[BaNNa]

Originally Posted by pedestrian

amar mone hoy na aita kono political issue.... jara andolon kortese tara sobai shadharon manush... tader leader o shadharon.... keu kono political leader na... gramer shadharon manush rai ak sathe hoye andolon kortese... amader sobar tader support kora uchit

ya eita ekshomoi shdharonder bepar silo but ekhon ar sheta nai...ekhon politix dhuika gese....leader ra issue koira nise already eitare....but govt. eikhane kothin bokami korse..er khesharot taderke dite hobe...ar ghotonata onek jotil...khub shadharon na...ar tader leader shadharon na moteo...he has political bakground...ashole etto beshi pech ase eikhane boila shesh kora jabena....24ta lok morse....khubbi dukhkhojonok ekta ghotona...vaba jaina

[krishnochura]

hmm kansat er ghotona hubbi dukkhojonk...eitate politics er kisu ase naki jani na but 14 e april kansat er ghotonar jonno dukkho+sorkarer proti ninda jananor jonno ekta gonosakkhor kormosuchi chilo du te.ami o oi tate sign korsi.kara aaojon korsilo kheyal kori nai but mone hoilo sign kora uchit tai korechi.
asolei sorkar ke er mashl dite hobe...ami tv te dekhlam ek lok ki hochhe dekhar jonno chaad e utheche take police guli koreche n he also died.echara aro kisu manus mara gase jader barite cureent e nai...khubbi dukkhojonk

[jigSAW]

Participatory Research & Action Network-PRAN arranged a nationwide Awareness campaign regarding this brutality. Human Rights Association also taken part in this activity.
I guess Krishnochura signed either of this (I am associated with PRAN)

....People, please, my last remark was poinitng fingures to authority regarding their reverse activities. Nothing to do with politics. Believe me, I hate politics.

Things are now geeting better, thanks to the MEDIA