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From: sanjiva@tesla.UUCP (Sanjiva Prasad)
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Subject: Re: India news bulletin (relayed from Kapur, d.15feb86)
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Date: Mon, 24-Feb-86 21:23:44 EST
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> 
>  Delhi protest against Price Rise
> 
> India's capital New Delhi was virtually closed
> down on February 10 as a result of a 10 hour strike against

I wonder whether the government and people of India can ever think in terms of
more constructive ways of interacting with each other. Any suggestions about an
effective way to protest DEMOCRATICALLY and YET constructively against policies
one disagrees with ? I do NOT consider it a great achievement in the democratic
process if public property ( city transport, production apparatus etc. ) has
to be destroyed to make your voice heard. 

> government price increases in essential goods
> including cooking gas, rice and bread. The
> protest was organized by opposition parties with
> the BJP playing a major role. Over 400 people
> were reportedly arrested by the police. 
> 
> Call for a strike seemed to have an effect. Only 5 days after the
> government announced the price increases, 
> it retreated and rolled back
> the prices of gasoline, kerosene, cooking gas,
> and diesel fuel. 
> 
While the media criticized ( quite correctly ) the coverage of the price riots
by Doordarshan, I was pained to see them justify the actions of the mobs as 
*the* right way to protest. Aggression works --- as in Gujarat, and with what
*wonderful* consequences.

>  Press barred from Anti-Sikh riots investigation 
 
Will they never learn ? In most instances, blacking out news HASN'T worked in
favour of the govt. Yet...... 

Granted, the newspaper media men are the most irresponsible bunch of guys ---
A major pastime of several small time papers is to carry scandal and bruit
rumours, to blackmail, and to make life difficult for several innocent people,
but gags have never been successful in stemming the tide of rumour.

>  Suit against Union Carbide 
> 
> Judge Keenan is reportedly pressuring the two sides for
                             ^^^^^^^^^^
> an out-of-court settlement. 

> Keenan is apparently threatening to rule against the
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^
> party who does not cooperate in arriving at the
> settlement.
> 

JUSTICE !!!!!!! A rela FAIR trial !!!!!!