Power does what it wants. International capital, with the help of its service staff--government, are taking what they want, it is that simple. They don't care about the people whose land the steal, nor anyone else for that matter.
What is unfolding is typical economic warfare. Historically, each time the Lords of Capital sabotage the economy, three things have ensued: the purchase of faltering properties of all kinds at depressed prices, union busting, and aggressive land grabbing occasioned, if necessary, by forced evictions. This financial crisis is pretty much like all its predecessors: Take down the economy thereby busting public and private budgets, and scavenge amongst the ruins. Capital emerges from each of these controlled demolitions richer and more powerful than before.
Speaking to newzfirst.com, Prashant Paikray, Spokesperson of POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samithi (PPSS), said, “We three thousand and odd people have confronted police force with four layers of human chain surrounding beetle vines; it comprise children, women, elders and young men. Armed Police have imposed section 144 and have warned the villagers to vacate or to face the police action. But we will not...”
“An alarming aspect of such abuse of police powers is that over 26 platoons of police have been mobilized around these villages over the past two weeks. Such heavy police presence betrays the Odisha Government's claims that the acquisition of land for the project is peaceful.”
According to statement issued by PPSS, The current Senior Police Officer in charge of the operation is the former Superintendent of Police of Kalinganagar, who had ordered firing on villagers protesting the Tata Steel plant, killing many tribals and injuring scores more. Under this officer's ruthless leadership, the Odisha police have effectively declared an emergency on the resisting villages, completely halting normal life over the past several weeks. It is more than likely now that a needless carnage will result because of the strong arm tactics of the police.
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