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[mukto-mona] CPIM & AIDWA POONA OFFICE ATTITUDES: Re: My heartbreak: Kumaon Man-Eater



THE FOLLOWING IS THE LETTER & EMAIL THAT I WROTE TO SMT. BRINDA KARAT, GEN. SECY. OF A.I.D.W.A. (ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S ASSN. OR AKHIL BHARTIYA JANWADI MAHILA MORCHA), AND POLITBURO MEMBER OF THE C.P.I.M. (COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA MARXIST).

I WISH TO SHOW YOU THE BAD HABITS OF THE CPIM AND AIDWA POONA OFFICE, INCLUDING MRS. KIRAN MOGHE, ADVO. MILIND SAHASRABUDDHE, AND PROF. AJIT ABHYANKAR:

_______________________________________________________________
 
Friday 22nd May 2009
 
From Nigel J. Shaughnessy, (Jt.Secy., Poona Indl. Employees Union) No.5, 1st Flr., "Sanjay Smruti" Bungalow, Plot 21, Kalaniketan Society, Dhankavdi, Poona 411043 (Pune) Maharashtra. 0-98904-15581, (020) 24365465 NIGEL_J2000@YAHOO.CO.IN, NIGEL.CPM@GMAIL.COM 
 
Respected Comrade Smt. Brinda Karat,
 
     This refers to my complaint against army nurse Mrs. Agnes Joseph (the cheat, the playgirl) dated 12th November 2007, which you were kind to forward to Mrs. Kiran Moghe of Poona. I had been confident that Mrs. Kiran would assist me, and she even assured me that she would do so.
 
     However, not only did Mrs. Kiran Moghe do nothing, but she & other comrades, on the first meetings itself, at the outset asked for donations, without doing anything for, or discussing my matter at all. Anyway, on Advocate Milind Sahasrabuddhe's request, I gave a donation to the Poona Party office.
 
     Mrs. Kiran's first plan was to call up the cheat-playgirl and ask for a meeting. Just for that one piece of work Mrs. Kiran procrastinated for four months, postponing almost every day, very politely & apologetically. Also, it was on Mrs. Kiran Moghe's clear instructions that I postponed filing of my lawsuit against the cheat-playgirl. Mrs. Kiran told me to postpone filing of the suit till she talked to the cheat.
 
     The court vacations were beginning on 4th May 2008, so I could not postpone it any further (as the courts would resume in June 2008), so I filed my suit on 3rd May 2008. Mrs. Kiran, after much evasions & postponements, finally tried calling up the cheat-playgirl, only to find from her office that she was on vacation. It took Mrs. Kiran Moghe four months to call up the cheat, and even that Mrs. Kiran did only on the pressure of a C.P.I.M. & D.Y.F.I. office-bearer whom I asked to persuade Mrs. Kiran.
 
     After getting the impression that Mrs. Kiran is so busy, I had even gone to Party comrade Advo. Milind Sahasrabuddhe, as referred by Mrs. Kiran. Both Advo. Milind & Mrs. Kiran agreed that Advo. Milind could do the mediation with the cheat-playgirl on behalf of Mrs. Kiran, as Mrs. Kiran is so busy.
 
     Advo. Milind gave me a lot of assurances, and on the very first meeting he asked for a donation in the presence of Mrs. Kiran's husband & other Party comrades. I had no choice but to give one. When Advo. Milind later thought that no more donation was coming, he backed out.
 
     For another matter of mine, I had gone to the Poona office of the Janwadi Mahila Morcha on the suggestion of Mrs. Kiran. The office-bearers there also asked me for donations at the outset without even discussing (or doing anything for) my matter.
 
     I had already been in contact with Mrs. Kiran Moghe since about July 2007 for union, C.P.I.M. & A.I.D.W.A. activity & any work she might give me, & for my own work with the Janwadi Mahila Morcha. After you forwarded my email to Mrs. Kiran in November 2007, she did not tell me anything about it during her meetings with me. And I did not bring it up with Mrs. Kiran because I still thought the cheating playgirl was in Uttaranchal. When in start-January 2008 I came to know that the cheat-playgirl was posted to Poona, I told Mrs. Kiran, who acknowledged that you had forwarded my email to Mrs. Kiran. Then Mrs. Kiran just suggested that instead of spending time & money on court fees etc. for filing the suit against the cheat, why not drop the idea of the case, forget about the cheat, & put the money to be spent (about Rs. 5,000) as donation to her group?
 
     Respected Comrade Brinda, I am very disheartened at the attitude & behaviour of your Poona Party comrades, especially Mrs. Kiran (though it is very passive & subtle). I have a first-hand experience, when I was given the run-around in my own cases. Of course, there was no compulsion on them to take my case, & no harm done to me by them. But after promising, then asking for donation, having no intention to take my matter, postponing for four months, is surely not admirable. Also, I did nothing to deserve this. My case is genuine, sincere, true & proper, and I have gone about my matter decently, even with the cheating playgirl army nurse, who, by the standards of natural justice, should have been butchered by me.
 
     Whether or not to take up my matter is the prerogative of your comrades. But to extort donation, and postpone for four months, and still not do my work, all in cohesion, is very offensive. I would condemn your said Party comrades even more than the cheating playgirl, because the cheat acted according to her cheating nature, but your Party comrades acted against the principles our Party stands for. To put it plainly, Mrs. Kiran Moghe & Advo. Milind Sahasrabuddhe deliberately did nothing for my matter, in spite of both of them assuring me that it would be done, and taking donation from me, and deliberately postponing for four months.
 
     I have been in Poona for 23 years. I know the behaviour & attitude (though subtle & passive) of your Poona comrades. You probably also know it. However that is not my main issue here.
 
     Respected Brindaji, I would still like to humbly ask you if some representative of yours at Poona could co-ordinate & mediate in the matter with the cheating playgirl & her Army authorities at Poona? My letters to the Army authorities have proved futile as they are encouraging the cheat-playgirl in her cheating & games, and are threatening me with adverse consequences if I pursue the matter further, which they claim is a private matter. Therefore may also respectfully request you to please pursue the Army authorities at Delhi to give me justice? Since the cheating playgirl has violated many sections of the Army Act also.
 
     I enclose my previous emails to you (the first of 12th November 2007, and the other of 4th March 2008). I also enclose a write-up of how Mrs. Kiran & Advo. Milind gave me the run-around and of their & my conversations & S.M.S.'s.
 
     For whatever kind support you may give me, I shall be always grateful to you.
 
Yours faithfully,
     Nigel
Nigel J. Shaughnessy
Jt.Secy., Poona Indl. Employees Union
No.5, 1st Flr., "Sanjay Smruti" Bungalow,
Plot 21, Kalaniketan Society, Dhankavdi,
Poona 411043 (Pune) Maharashtra.
0-98904-15581, (020) 24365465
NIGEL_J2000@YAHOO.CO.IN, NIGEL.CPM@GMAIL.COM
 
Enclosed:
(a) Kiran's giving Nigel runaround (attached in M.S.Word Kiran Moghe runaround 801-805 90522-B.doc)
(b) My previous email to you dt. 4th March 2008 (given below)
(c) My previous email to you dt. 12th Nov.2007 (given far below)
 
Copies: later, to various people, as applicable

To Respected Comrade Smt.Brinda Karat,
Gen.Secy. All India Democratic Women's Assn.
(Akhil Bharatiya Janwadi Mahila Samity)
     121 Vithal Bhai Patel House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110001
     Tel: (011) 23319566, 23344918 (Ms Jinsy). 23747483?
     Fax 23710476, 23716515?
Politburo Member CPIM
     AK Gopalan Bhavan 27-29 Bhai Virsingh Marg
     Near Gole Market, New Delhi 110001
BRINDA@CPIM.ORG, BRINDA.K@SANSAD.NIC.IN
CPIM@VSNL.COM 
 
_______________________________________________________________________
 

MRS. KIRAN MOGHÉ GIVING NIGEL THE RUNAROUND (JANUARY TO MAY 2008)

   by Nigel J. Shaughnessy

I was in contact with Mrs. Kiran Moghé since about July or August 2007, for union and C.P.I.M. and A.I.D.W.A. activity and some work she was going to give me.

In mid-November 2007 I wrote to and emailed Mrs. Brinda Karat re the betrayal of me by an army major lady at Ranikhet (Uttarakhand), upon which Ms. Brinda immediately forwarded my complaint to Ms. Kiran (as I was told by Ms. Brinda).  Until then I did not know that Ms. Kiran was in the same sub-organisation as Ms. Brinda.

Ms. Kiran did not tell me about it (Ms. Brinda's forwarding to her).

In the first week of January 2008 I came to know that the deceiving army major lady has been transferred to M.H. Kirkee, Poona !!  I tried to get in touch with Ms. Kiran, and finally met Ms. Kiran on this in mid-January or end-January 2008, and gave Ms. Kiran the contact numbers of the deceiving major.

Ms. Kiran agreed to call the deceiving major and promised to mediate in the matter. But Ms. Kiran said as she (Ms. Kiran) is in and out of Poona till 6th March 2008, it would be better for me to wait till then, in spite of my requesting against delaying on such frivolous excuses.

I also met Advocate Milind Sahasrabuddhé whose name she recommended for legal advice.  In mid-March 2008 Adv. Milind gave his word that my matter would be seen to by the first week of April 2008 definitely, but it is all in vain.

All throughout, almost every day, Ms. Kiran assured and committed to me that she would call her (deceiving major) "today" or "tomorrow" or "just now", but she seemed to be misleading me.

To make it easy for Ms. Kiran, since she seemed to be so busy that she could not call the deceiving major and at least fix an appointment, I even suggested to Adv. Milind that I was willing to have him be Ms. Kiran's representative if Ms. Kiran were away or very busy.  Even to this both agreed.

March 6th went on, and Ms. Kiran said she had to go to the 19th Congress at Coimbatore in end-March 2008.  She said she would return on 5th April 2008.

On Mon. 5th May 2008 Ms. Kiran S.M.S.'d me that she tried to call the deceitful major, but her (the major's) mobile and residence numbers were not answering, and her office said she's on leave for a month.  Ms. Kiran stalled for more than 3 months only to come to know that my wrongdoer is on vacation. Even this Ms. Kiran did only at the request of Mr. Satish Nair, Akurdi ( Poona ) branch office-bearer of C.P.I.M. and D.Y.F.I.  I had spoken to Mr. Satish on Sat. 3rd May 2008, and he had spoken to her when he met her in Mr. Ajit Abhyankar's arrest matter, asking her to stick to her commitments.

Some telephonic conversations or S.M.S.'s I had with Ms. Kiran for follow-up on this matter, follow here.  I even have the tape-recordings of some of them:

1.           Sat. 19th April 2008 @ 9:30 a.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "I'm in Bombay ."  Nigel: "Ma'am, when can I call you?"  Ms. Kiran: "I'm coming back tomorrow morning". (taped)

2.           Sun. 20th April 2008 @ 10:00 a.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I'm just in the middle of having a bath. Will you call in the evening?" (taped)

3.           Sun. 20th April 2008 @ 5:23 p.m.: S.M.S. from Ms. Kiran 9422317212 to Nigel 9890415581: "Will call her. Sorry have been very busy."

4.           Mon. 21st April 2008 @ 11:20 p.m.: S.M.S. from Nigel 9890415581 to Adv. Milind 9422017385: "Sir, sorry2 say Im let down by ur comrade who s still stalling. I cant believe she s so busy for more'n 3 months. U gav ur word it'll b done 1st wk Apr. Im sure ur word has value, that's y Im relying on u. God bless u. – Nigel 9890415581. R: 24365465."

5.           Tues. 22nd April 2008 @ 7:49 a.m.: S.M.S. from Nigel 9890415581 to Ms. Kiran 9422317212:  "Respected Madam, I am depending on you to help me with this matter. All I humbly ask is a few minutes of your valuable time. I sincerely hope you are willing, and that I have not pestered you into agreeing to take my case. I shall be most grateful, and will show my sincerety, if I be helped as soon as possible. – Nigel."

6.           Thurs. 24th April 2008: morn: Ms. Kiran: "I'm in a meeting".  Eveng: "I got your S.M.S.  I'll definitely call her tomorrow."

7.           Sat. 26th April 2008: @ c. 8:30 a.m. onwards: mobile switched off.  At 1:10 p.m., Ms. Kiran said, "I'm in Hyderabad , I'll call you in the evening. I want to tell you something."

8.           Sat. 26th April 2008: @ c. 9:00 p.m.: Ms. Kiran: "I'm in the train; I'll be in Poona tomorrow."

9.           Sun. 27th April 2008:  Could not reach her whole day.

10.       Mon. 28th April 2008:  Could not get her in the daytime.  At c. 6:00 p.m., Ms. Kiran: "I tried calling her, but there was no response."  Nigel: "Ma'am, I'll S.M.S. all her contact numbers." Ms. Kiran: "I'm in Poona for 2 days, so I'll try and try her numbers till I get her."  At 6:37 p.m., Nigel S.M.S.'d the deceitful major's mobile, residence and office numbers (from Nigel's 9890415581 to Ms. Kiran's 9422317212).  At 7:23 p.m., Ms. Kiran sent a reply S.M.S., "Thanx."

11.       Tues. 29th April 2008 @ c. 6:00 p.m.: Ms. Kiran: "I've been very busy. Sorry, I'll definitely call."

12.       Wed. 30th April 2008 @ c. 5:25 p.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "I'm in Ahmednagar; tomorrow I'll speak to her."

13.       Thurs. 1st May 2008, @ c. 11:00 a.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I am in the May-Day meeting. I'll call you tomorrow."

14.       Fri. 2nd May 2008, @ 10:15 a.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel I'll do it today, now I have a little bit of time."

15.       Sat. 3rd May 2008, @ 8:40 p.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I was very busy with Ajit Abhyankar's arrest case (jail bharo). Sorry. I'll call her tomorrow surely."

16.       Sun. 4th May 2008, @ 9:40 a.m.:  Nigel: "Sorry to disturb you, Ma'am."  Ms. Kiran: "No problem."  Nigel: "I just called, in case you are free, to remind you."  Ms. Kiran: "O.K."  (taped).

17.       Sun. 4th May 2008, @ 8:05 p.m.:  Nigel: "Good evening, ma'am. I'm not disturbing you, I hope."  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I've been a bit busy today. But I WILL do it."  Nigel: "Thank you, ma'am."  (taped).

18.       Mon. 5th May 2008, @ c. noon (12:50 afternoon): Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I'm in the middle of a big struggle today."  Nigel: "When shall I call you, ma,am?"  Ms. Kiran: "Let's see what happens today, ya?"

19.       Mon. 5th May 2008, @ 12:46 afternoon: S.M.S. from Ms. Kiran 9422317212 to Nigel 9890415581: "I called her. No response on mobile and res. Nos. Finally cald ofce. Told that she is on leave for a month."

 

_______________________________________________________________________
 
From Nigel J. Shaughnessy 
 
Date:  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Respected Comrade Smt. Brinda Karat,
 
I write to thank you for having forwarded my grievance of Nov.'07 (against Maj. Agnes Joseph) to Poona comrade Smt. Kiran Moghe.
 
Smt. Moghe has said she would look into the matter, and will give me her valuable time in spite of her busy schedule.
 
I am sure her efforts and that of your group will be fruitful and I am confident that justice will be done to me.
 
Yours most gratefully,
     Nigel
Nigel J. Shaughnessy
Date:  Tuesday 4th March 2008 
To Smt. Brinda Karat



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[mukto-mona] CPIM & AIDWA POONA OFFICE ATTITUDES: Re: My heartbreak: Kumaon Man-Eater



THE FOLLOWING IS THE LETTER & EMAIL THAT I WROTE TO SMT. BRINDA KARAT, GEN. SECY. OF A.I.D.W.A. (ALL INDIA DEMOCRATIC WOMEN'S ASSN. OR AKHIL BHARTIYA JANWADI MAHILA MORCHA), AND POLITBURO MEMBER OF THE C.P.I.M. (COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA MARXIST).

I WISH TO SHOW YOU THE BAD HABITS OF THE CPIM AND AIDWA POONA OFFICE, INCLUDING MRS. KIRAN MOGHE, ADVO. MILIND SAHASRABUDDHE, AND PROF. AJIT ABHYANKAR:

_______________________________________________________________
 
Friday 22nd May 2009
 
From Nigel J. Shaughnessy, (Jt.Secy., Poona Indl. Employees Union) No.5, 1st Flr., "Sanjay Smruti" Bungalow, Plot 21, Kalaniketan Society, Dhankavdi, Poona 411043 (Pune) Maharashtra. 0-98904-15581, (020) 24365465 NIGEL_J2000@YAHOO.CO.IN, NIGEL.CPM@GMAIL.COM 
 
Respected Comrade Smt. Brinda Karat,
 
     This refers to my complaint against army nurse Mrs. Agnes Joseph (the cheat, the playgirl) dated 12th November 2007, which you were kind to forward to Mrs. Kiran Moghe of Poona. I had been confident that Mrs. Kiran would assist me, and she even assured me that she would do so.
 
     However, not only did Mrs. Kiran Moghe do nothing, but she & other comrades, on the first meetings itself, at the outset asked for donations, without doing anything for, or discussing my matter at all. Anyway, on Advocate Milind Sahasrabuddhe's request, I gave a donation to the Poona Party office.
 
     Mrs. Kiran's first plan was to call up the cheat-playgirl and ask for a meeting. Just for that one piece of work Mrs. Kiran procrastinated for four months, postponing almost every day, very politely & apologetically. Also, it was on Mrs. Kiran Moghe's clear instructions that I postponed filing of my lawsuit against the cheat-playgirl. Mrs. Kiran told me to postpone filing of the suit till she talked to the cheat.
 
     The court vacations were beginning on 4th May 2008, so I could not postpone it any further (as the courts would resume in June 2008), so I filed my suit on 3rd May 2008. Mrs. Kiran, after much evasions & postponements, finally tried calling up the cheat-playgirl, only to find from her office that she was on vacation. It took Mrs. Kiran Moghe four months to call up the cheat, and even that Mrs. Kiran did only on the pressure of a C.P.I.M. & D.Y.F.I. office-bearer whom I asked to persuade Mrs. Kiran.
 
     After getting the impression that Mrs. Kiran is so busy, I had even gone to Party comrade Advo. Milind Sahasrabuddhe, as referred by Mrs. Kiran. Both Advo. Milind & Mrs. Kiran agreed that Advo. Milind could do the mediation with the cheat-playgirl on behalf of Mrs. Kiran, as Mrs. Kiran is so busy.
 
     Advo. Milind gave me a lot of assurances, and on the very first meeting he asked for a donation in the presence of Mrs. Kiran's husband & other Party comrades. I had no choice but to give one. When Advo. Milind later thought that no more donation was coming, he backed out.
 
     For another matter of mine, I had gone to the Poona office of the Janwadi Mahila Morcha on the suggestion of Mrs. Kiran. The office-bearers there also asked me for donations at the outset without even discussing (or doing anything for) my matter.
 
     I had already been in contact with Mrs. Kiran Moghe since about July 2007 for union, C.P.I.M. & A.I.D.W.A. activity & any work she might give me, & for my own work with the Janwadi Mahila Morcha. After you forwarded my email to Mrs. Kiran in November 2007, she did not tell me anything about it during her meetings with me. And I did not bring it up with Mrs. Kiran because I still thought the cheating playgirl was in Uttaranchal. When in start-January 2008 I came to know that the cheat-playgirl was posted to Poona, I told Mrs. Kiran, who acknowledged that you had forwarded my email to Mrs. Kiran. Then Mrs. Kiran just suggested that instead of spending time & money on court fees etc. for filing the suit against the cheat, why not drop the idea of the case, forget about the cheat, & put the money to be spent (about Rs. 5,000) as donation to her group?
 
     Respected Comrade Brinda, I am very disheartened at the attitude & behaviour of your Poona Party comrades, especially Mrs. Kiran (though it is very passive & subtle). I have a first-hand experience, when I was given the run-around in my own cases. Of course, there was no compulsion on them to take my case, & no harm done to me by them. But after promising, then asking for donation, having no intention to take my matter, postponing for four months, is surely not admirable. Also, I did nothing to deserve this. My case is genuine, sincere, true & proper, and I have gone about my matter decently, even with the cheating playgirl army nurse, who, by the standards of natural justice, should have been butchered by me.
 
     Whether or not to take up my matter is the prerogative of your comrades. But to extort donation, and postpone for four months, and still not do my work, all in cohesion, is very offensive. I would condemn your said Party comrades even more than the cheating playgirl, because the cheat acted according to her cheating nature, but your Party comrades acted against the principles our Party stands for. To put it plainly, Mrs. Kiran Moghe & Advo. Milind Sahasrabuddhe deliberately did nothing for my matter, in spite of both of them assuring me that it would be done, and taking donation from me, and deliberately postponing for four months.
 
     I have been in Poona for 23 years. I know the behaviour & attitude (though subtle & passive) of your Poona comrades. You probably also know it. However that is not my main issue here.
 
     Respected Brindaji, I would still like to humbly ask you if some representative of yours at Poona could co-ordinate & mediate in the matter with the cheating playgirl & her Army authorities at Poona? My letters to the Army authorities have proved futile as they are encouraging the cheat-playgirl in her cheating & games, and are threatening me with adverse consequences if I pursue the matter further, which they claim is a private matter. Therefore may also respectfully request you to please pursue the Army authorities at Delhi to give me justice? Since the cheating playgirl has violated many sections of the Army Act also.
 
     I enclose my previous emails to you (the first of 12th November 2007, and the other of 4th March 2008). I also enclose a write-up of how Mrs. Kiran & Advo. Milind gave me the run-around and of their & my conversations & S.M.S.'s.
 
     For whatever kind support you may give me, I shall be always grateful to you.
 
Yours faithfully,
     Nigel
Nigel J. Shaughnessy
Jt.Secy., Poona Indl. Employees Union
No.5, 1st Flr., "Sanjay Smruti" Bungalow,
Plot 21, Kalaniketan Society, Dhankavdi,
Poona 411043 (Pune) Maharashtra.
0-98904-15581, (020) 24365465
NIGEL_J2000@YAHOO.CO.IN, NIGEL.CPM@GMAIL.COM
 
Enclosed:
(a) Kiran's giving Nigel runaround (attached in M.S.Word Kiran Moghe runaround 801-805 90522-B.doc)
(b) My previous email to you dt. 4th March 2008 (given below)
(c) My previous email to you dt. 12th Nov.2007 (given far below)
 
Copies: later, to various people, as applicable

To Respected Comrade Smt.Brinda Karat,
Gen.Secy. All India Democratic Women's Assn.
(Akhil Bharatiya Janwadi Mahila Samity)
     121 Vithal Bhai Patel House, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110001
     Tel: (011) 23319566, 23344918 (Ms Jinsy). 23747483?
     Fax 23710476, 23716515?
Politburo Member CPIM
     AK Gopalan Bhavan 27-29 Bhai Virsingh Marg
     Near Gole Market, New Delhi 110001
BRINDA@CPIM.ORG, BRINDA.K@SANSAD.NIC.IN
CPIM@VSNL.COM 
 
_______________________________________________________________________
 

MRS. KIRAN MOGHÉ GIVING NIGEL THE RUNAROUND (JANUARY TO MAY 2008)

   by Nigel J. Shaughnessy

I was in contact with Mrs. Kiran Moghé since about July or August 2007, for union and C.P.I.M. and A.I.D.W.A. activity and some work she was going to give me.

In mid-November 2007 I wrote to and emailed Mrs. Brinda Karat re the betrayal of me by an army major lady at Ranikhet (Uttarakhand), upon which Ms. Brinda immediately forwarded my complaint to Ms. Kiran (as I was told by Ms. Brinda).  Until then I did not know that Ms. Kiran was in the same sub-organisation as Ms. Brinda.

Ms. Kiran did not tell me about it (Ms. Brinda's forwarding to her).

In the first week of January 2008 I came to know that the deceiving army major lady has been transferred to M.H. Kirkee, Poona !!  I tried to get in touch with Ms. Kiran, and finally met Ms. Kiran on this in mid-January or end-January 2008, and gave Ms. Kiran the contact numbers of the deceiving major.

Ms. Kiran agreed to call the deceiving major and promised to mediate in the matter. But Ms. Kiran said as she (Ms. Kiran) is in and out of Poona till 6th March 2008, it would be better for me to wait till then, in spite of my requesting against delaying on such frivolous excuses.

I also met Advocate Milind Sahasrabuddhé whose name she recommended for legal advice.  In mid-March 2008 Adv. Milind gave his word that my matter would be seen to by the first week of April 2008 definitely, but it is all in vain.

All throughout, almost every day, Ms. Kiran assured and committed to me that she would call her (deceiving major) "today" or "tomorrow" or "just now", but she seemed to be misleading me.

To make it easy for Ms. Kiran, since she seemed to be so busy that she could not call the deceiving major and at least fix an appointment, I even suggested to Adv. Milind that I was willing to have him be Ms. Kiran's representative if Ms. Kiran were away or very busy.  Even to this both agreed.

March 6th went on, and Ms. Kiran said she had to go to the 19th Congress at Coimbatore in end-March 2008.  She said she would return on 5th April 2008.

On Mon. 5th May 2008 Ms. Kiran S.M.S.'d me that she tried to call the deceitful major, but her (the major's) mobile and residence numbers were not answering, and her office said she's on leave for a month.  Ms. Kiran stalled for more than 3 months only to come to know that my wrongdoer is on vacation. Even this Ms. Kiran did only at the request of Mr. Satish Nair, Akurdi ( Poona ) branch office-bearer of C.P.I.M. and D.Y.F.I.  I had spoken to Mr. Satish on Sat. 3rd May 2008, and he had spoken to her when he met her in Mr. Ajit Abhyankar's arrest matter, asking her to stick to her commitments.

Some telephonic conversations or S.M.S.'s I had with Ms. Kiran for follow-up on this matter, follow here.  I even have the tape-recordings of some of them:

1.           Sat. 19th April 2008 @ 9:30 a.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "I'm in Bombay ."  Nigel: "Ma'am, when can I call you?"  Ms. Kiran: "I'm coming back tomorrow morning". (taped)

2.           Sun. 20th April 2008 @ 10:00 a.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I'm just in the middle of having a bath. Will you call in the evening?" (taped)

3.           Sun. 20th April 2008 @ 5:23 p.m.: S.M.S. from Ms. Kiran 9422317212 to Nigel 9890415581: "Will call her. Sorry have been very busy."

4.           Mon. 21st April 2008 @ 11:20 p.m.: S.M.S. from Nigel 9890415581 to Adv. Milind 9422017385: "Sir, sorry2 say Im let down by ur comrade who s still stalling. I cant believe she s so busy for more'n 3 months. U gav ur word it'll b done 1st wk Apr. Im sure ur word has value, that's y Im relying on u. God bless u. – Nigel 9890415581. R: 24365465."

5.           Tues. 22nd April 2008 @ 7:49 a.m.: S.M.S. from Nigel 9890415581 to Ms. Kiran 9422317212:  "Respected Madam, I am depending on you to help me with this matter. All I humbly ask is a few minutes of your valuable time. I sincerely hope you are willing, and that I have not pestered you into agreeing to take my case. I shall be most grateful, and will show my sincerety, if I be helped as soon as possible. – Nigel."

6.           Thurs. 24th April 2008: morn: Ms. Kiran: "I'm in a meeting".  Eveng: "I got your S.M.S.  I'll definitely call her tomorrow."

7.           Sat. 26th April 2008: @ c. 8:30 a.m. onwards: mobile switched off.  At 1:10 p.m., Ms. Kiran said, "I'm in Hyderabad , I'll call you in the evening. I want to tell you something."

8.           Sat. 26th April 2008: @ c. 9:00 p.m.: Ms. Kiran: "I'm in the train; I'll be in Poona tomorrow."

9.           Sun. 27th April 2008:  Could not reach her whole day.

10.       Mon. 28th April 2008:  Could not get her in the daytime.  At c. 6:00 p.m., Ms. Kiran: "I tried calling her, but there was no response."  Nigel: "Ma'am, I'll S.M.S. all her contact numbers." Ms. Kiran: "I'm in Poona for 2 days, so I'll try and try her numbers till I get her."  At 6:37 p.m., Nigel S.M.S.'d the deceitful major's mobile, residence and office numbers (from Nigel's 9890415581 to Ms. Kiran's 9422317212).  At 7:23 p.m., Ms. Kiran sent a reply S.M.S., "Thanx."

11.       Tues. 29th April 2008 @ c. 6:00 p.m.: Ms. Kiran: "I've been very busy. Sorry, I'll definitely call."

12.       Wed. 30th April 2008 @ c. 5:25 p.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "I'm in Ahmednagar; tomorrow I'll speak to her."

13.       Thurs. 1st May 2008, @ c. 11:00 a.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I am in the May-Day meeting. I'll call you tomorrow."

14.       Fri. 2nd May 2008, @ 10:15 a.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel I'll do it today, now I have a little bit of time."

15.       Sat. 3rd May 2008, @ 8:40 p.m.:  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I was very busy with Ajit Abhyankar's arrest case (jail bharo). Sorry. I'll call her tomorrow surely."

16.       Sun. 4th May 2008, @ 9:40 a.m.:  Nigel: "Sorry to disturb you, Ma'am."  Ms. Kiran: "No problem."  Nigel: "I just called, in case you are free, to remind you."  Ms. Kiran: "O.K."  (taped).

17.       Sun. 4th May 2008, @ 8:05 p.m.:  Nigel: "Good evening, ma'am. I'm not disturbing you, I hope."  Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I've been a bit busy today. But I WILL do it."  Nigel: "Thank you, ma'am."  (taped).

18.       Mon. 5th May 2008, @ c. noon (12:50 afternoon): Ms. Kiran: "Nigel, I'm in the middle of a big struggle today."  Nigel: "When shall I call you, ma,am?"  Ms. Kiran: "Let's see what happens today, ya?"

19.       Mon. 5th May 2008, @ 12:46 afternoon: S.M.S. from Ms. Kiran 9422317212 to Nigel 9890415581: "I called her. No response on mobile and res. Nos. Finally cald ofce. Told that she is on leave for a month."

 

_______________________________________________________________________
 
From Nigel J. Shaughnessy 
 
Date:  Tuesday 4th March 2008

Respected Comrade Smt. Brinda Karat,
 
I write to thank you for having forwarded my grievance of Nov.'07 (against Maj. Agnes Joseph) to Poona comrade Smt. Kiran Moghe.
 
Smt. Moghe has said she would look into the matter, and will give me her valuable time in spite of her busy schedule.
 
I am sure her efforts and that of your group will be fruitful and I am confident that justice will be done to me.
 
Yours most gratefully,
     Nigel
Nigel J. Shaughnessy
Date:  Tuesday 4th March 2008 
To Smt. Brinda Karat



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Re: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League



Cyrus  ............... I accept and support what you have said. I studied in India during the timeof BJP and found no problem. After the EID Prayer muslims were offered sweets by the BJP supporters ouutside of the Masjid.
 
M I K Ferdous
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From: Cyrus <thoughtocrat@yahoo.com>
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:46:34 PM
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Mr. Islam, I had lived in India for over 4 years in the early 90s. I had traveled the entire country, and most Indian Muslims don't feel that they are second class citizens. Zakir Hossain became the president in 1967, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was elected to be president in 1977, and Dr. Abdul Kalam was the last Muslim president. That's the sign of a healthy democracy. We are yet to elect a qualified Hindu or Christian or Buddhist to the highest office.
 
As far as azan is concerned, I've visited Calcutta several times and I've heard loud azans  all over Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Mumbai, Jaipur, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and lots of other places. I even heard azan in the backwaters of Keral, for god's sake! Where do you get this kinda meaningless rubbish that azan is prohibited in India and that Muslims are forbidden from practicing their faith? More people pray at the Delhi Jame-Mosjid than the Baitul Mokarram mosque everyday, and that mosque is in the heart of New Delhi.
 
As far as Calcutta is concerned, a city with about 500 mosques, people go to the mosque all the time. I prayed at the Nakhoda Mosque, one of the most famous mosques in the Indian subcontinent. I don't remember anyone preventing me from doing it. Your MLA friends are giving you wrong information, and they are as sectarian and anti-Human Rights as you are, I am afraid.  
 
A very good friend of mine is from Meerat, Uttar Pradesh. He is a practicing Hindyu and his ancestral house shared a common wall with a mosque. For the last 3 generations, these Hindu family has been providing electricity and water to the mosque, and the mosque was the only Muslim establishment in a densely populated Hindu community. When the madness of Babri mosque swept all across India, young Hindu men from the neighborhood guarded the mosque with swords all night and kept the Imam and his family safe from rioters from other cities. Even today, hundreds of Hindus go to the mosque after the Friday prayer to take blessing from the imam.
 
You really need to stop reading propaganda leaflet from Jamaat. It's counterproductive and unbecoming of an educated person, such as yourself.
 
By the way, Non-Resident Indians (NRI) is not an institution, that your friends could have established. It's a government classification for taxation and remittance purposes. Read the Indian tax code.

From: mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail. com>
To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 6:14:35 AM
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Ok. So u r saying the Indian passports are not on sale in black markets there? Do u hear the azan there? What abt calcutta boys at Calcutta University?
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate



To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: rkhundkar@earthlink .net
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:23:05 -0500
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League


Mr. islam - I dont know if its the same West bengal you have visited. My maternal home is Burdwan and I still have many relatives there and I have visited many times in my life and most recently last January. I dont think they are choked with communism and are quite free to practice their faith openly. This may not be true of Communal RSS infested Gujarat but in West Bengal such extremism is rare.
I congratulate you for the diversity of your friends circle. I urge you to listen and understand them rather than force your pre-concieved notions based on your sectarian political leanings.

Robin

-----Original Message-----
From: mufassil islam
Sent: Jan 11, 2009 7:01 AM
To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Mr. Robin,
 
I have visited India several times. Go to India (West Bengal) and do ur own investigation and u will find the truth. It is very very common. India has recently allowed dual citizenship. I told u I have MLA friends who are founders of NRIs (Non Resident Indians) - it is the largest international organisations for migrant Indians.It proves u need to read my letters again as well.
 
Mufassil



To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: rkhundkar@earthlink .net
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:41:39 -0500
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League


Who are these Hindu elite? <----Please let us know, How do you know? Provide sources and information that can be independentaly corroborated and audited.
India does not allow dual citizenship for any country.

Where are you getting your information on muslims from West Bengal, i.e choked with communism <----it seems you are fantascist with third rate information

-----Original Message-----
From: habib rashid
Sent: Jan 9, 2009 11:25 AM
To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League

Dear Mr. Islam,
 
I protest your comments on the dual citzenship of our Hindu people. If some of us feel proud keeping the citizenship of UK, USA, Canada or any EU countries then what is wrong with Hindu people?
 
I am not sure if you have dual citizenship or not. Please try to avoid general comments without knowing the full scenerio.
 
- Habib

--- On Thu, 1/8/09, mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail. com> wrote:

From: mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail. com>
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Price Drop and Awami League
To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 7:07 AM

Dear Readers,
 
The fact is, during Awami League rule, our love affair with India grows stronger. I bet 100% that most of the Hindu elites of the country has had strong ties with West Bengal as they have family ties there and some even have based their businesses there. I am aware of many who even hold dual Indian and Bangladeshi passports and it is true as well that BNP-Jamaat alliances have not done anything to ensure security of the minority during their rule which resulted in oppressions on them by religious fanatics inmbubed with political motives. But this is nothing compared to atrocities on Muslims in India. West Bengal has systematically choked Islam there in the name of Communism. The temples still allows loud kirtons when Azan is banned. Even though Aazan with loud speakers has nothing to do with Islam. Awami League is a wing of Indian Congress and ppl who have eiwther no experience of their rule or ppl who have been following Awami League owi! ng to their devotion to Mujib often fail to realise that. I am not against good relationship with India but I cannot sing the song of romance when I see India does not compromise with its unfair trade-balance with us. The cross border security is relaxed and smuggled Indian items flood the country at a cheaper rate ruining the local producers. If anyone does a research on the regular items it becomes obvious that mainly Indian items have flooded the country pushing the supply UP and prices DOWN and we will easily see that the country gets flooded with black money which will definitely give rise to criminal activities in the society. We buy our rice at the cost of our personal security. There is no other explanation of dropping the price so fast. Imagine!
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate


To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: kareem871@hotmail. com
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 06:15:31 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory

What a shallow analysis of BNP's election debacle.
 
Keep it up and BNP will cease to exist - Inshallah.
 
NB: As an aside, as one who claims to be a human rights advocate your reference to Munni Saha was irreverent and absolutely unnecessary.
Likewise, if you expect to be taken seriously, you must stick to your analysis professionally without making crude remarks like Jalil being a drunkard.




To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: mufassili@hotmail. com
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:05:21 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory

Dear Readers,
 
The equation is very simple. The factors that played into Awami League's victory:
 
1. Awami League and BNP are originally almost at par with their number of supporters. Awami league's regular supporters did vote for Awami League as usual and they had no reason to love BNP - so Awami League grabbed the regular devoted votes;
 
2. The Swing Voters wanted to teach BNP a lesson for their corruption and had no other alternative than Mohajot as voting for BNP would have justified Tarek's corrupt practice - so they voted for alternative - ie., Awami League - having no other alternative;
 
3. The BNP supporters or activists were divided as to pro-change and anti-change groups, the defelctors like Bodrudouza and Oli gave reasons to the exploiters and anti-BNP lobbies reason to ponder upon BNP's coordination and disciplined approach;
 
4. BNP stalwarts or the pivotal leaders were kept ! behind the bars until the last few days on very simple cases which were easily bailable when Awami League had almost all their pivotal figures out of jail all the time (well even drunkard Jalil was out of jail);
 
5. Awami League had always supported the caretaker Govt and had promised to legalise their unconstitutional (although I think constitution itself has become a laugh) works if voted to power;
 
6. Hasina had a few anti-Jamaati Islamic groups in her pocket which got the votes of anti-Jamaati pro-Islamic ppl on their side and Hasian promised not to enact any anti-Islamic laws;
 
7. Ershad commands a few BNP votes as well owing to his military past;
 
8. New generation of voters did not have the experience of seeing Awami League's rule as adults rather they saw the corrupt rule of Tarek which made them anti-BNP and they read Awami League made ppl drink 'Vaater Fan' in drains from adults like us and they were too young to und! erstand that Awami League always failed to control crime;
 
9. Awami League is better in price control when BNP is not good at that and owing to present price hike - ppl could not afford to take chances with any more price hike as that would have meant playing with starvation;
 
10. women voters were successfully convinced that BNP meant oppression on women;
 
11. The media which is ruled by Foortibaaj and Aamodi pro-Bollywood dedicated Amitabh loving reporters like Munni Shaha (who always talks for Hindu greats) ruled non-political channel news rooms like that of ATN and the so called cultural ppl are dying to have a amorous relationship with Indian medias to extend their workfield where Pakistan is a total failure;
 
12. Bangladesh is surrounded by Maoists and communists and Islam has been pocketed by idiots like JMBs and without true Islamic wise leaders - communism in the camouflage of secularism has taken root in newspapers;
 
13. Awami League banked on the issue of bringing the Jamaa! t leaders to war-tribunals when BNP owing to failure of its leaders (only Salauddin Qader recently accused Awami League of letting thousands of Pakistani soldiers leave the country without war compensations) could not successfully defend the issue with a counter challenge;
 
14. Hasina lobbied abroad (with kaaney betha issue) to win international support for Awami League when BNP concentrated on domestic support only.
 
Hence, I and many like me are not shocked or surprised at all at Awami League's win and I am sure the readers do recall I DID forecast this scenario even in this ALOCHONA online many months ago.
 
I NOW forecast that Awami League will become a good ruler as they may not act like BNP idiots but they will soon find out that Bangladeshi ppl are pro-Islamic when they will start enacting anti-Islamic India loving enactments and this will give rise to a wise and revolutionary Islamic power in Bangladesh with BNP at the helm.
&n! bsp;
Sincerely,
 
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Righ ts Advocate

To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: mkra12@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:20:44 -0500
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Bangladesh stunned by Awami victory


The extraordinary support for AWL is definitely a mandate for change in the affairs of the country.
That change is not some quantitative change here & there  but fundamental change in the system of governance in the country. After all, they have the two third majority.
Can Sheikh Hasina & Awami League deliver that change?Can she liberate the country's folk from the yokes of colonial bureaucratic system of governance?
After everything settles down and the elected government begins functioning. The country will go back to the age old colonial system of governance,despite the overwhelming participation of the nation in the election.
From the Secreteriate to the Mahakuma offices, it's the non elected, non answerable bureaucrats who will be the supreme rulers of the day to day affairs of the country. The Minister is not the executive head of the Ministry but the Secretery. Ministers orders cannot be issued as Government orders unless ! approved by the Secretary. The scenario at the districts, Upozilla's, Cities & Mahakuma's are more bleak. There is zero representation of the public in the governance of those levels.
The notorious system that was devised by the colonial rulers to keep us under subjugation by our own people continues to this day, despite two independences.
   Hope her Government will  hand over the total administration of the Upozillas to the elected chairman & council members.She will face a lot of resistance from the bureaucracy by way of government rules & regulations but she has the backing of the vast majority as well as the two third majority to do and undo anything in the greater interest of the nation. All administrative powers which are excercised by the bureaucrats at those levels should be vested in the elected chairman & council of representatives. This will empower the Upozilla people to be their own r! ulers.They will truly be independent.
   Until & unless we establish Democracy,self rule at the grassroot levels Democracy will not have its foundation.Opinions of the majority  of citizens, their hopes & aspirations, likings ,dislikings will not be expressed in the affairs of the country, nor their support be of any strength to the elected government.
The handful of elected ministers at the center will be cut off from the people by way of the clandestine bureaucracy. Its imperative that we have elected local government.at the varios administrative levels;bureaucrats at these levels should be answerable to the elected local body.
The vast majority of Bangladeshi' s has shown the keen judgement of right & wrong by routing out the parties of anti liberation past & fundamentalist in nature.They also opted for the less corrupt of the two parties.
Is it too much to ask that these good majority will be allowed to be their own rulers?
 
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VHP Gopali Ashram, W. Bengal: 6.00 P.M, 6th June, 2009:

It is not true that Hindu movement is dead and we are outdated. Christianity 2,000 years old and Islam 1,400 years old are very vibrant practising their Jihadi & Conversion missions and Hindutva (movement among Hinduism for political unity and spiritual upliftment) is only 150 years old started by Bengali Hindu Saints and Leaders like Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Swami Vivekananda & Rishi Aurobindo. Those who say that 1992 was the climax of Hindu movement was also wrong as proved by recent Ram Sethu Andolan & Jammu Hindu Agitations. Further, inspite of being a Gujarati he said that they are basically traders & peace loving, yet rose to the occasion for protection of Hindutva in recent times and Bengali Hindus can surely do so as they started these all when faced with extermination by crores of illegal Bangladeshi Muslim invaders!

He categorically replied to Bajrang Dal members from Assam, Orissa & Bengal in the fortnight long duration camp that for implementing policies of ban on all organised conversions, compulsory maximum 2 children policy for Indians of all faiths and demand of India must also annexe the 7 Northwest (20% or highest Hindu density in that country) Bangladeshi districts that will also widen & secure our strategic passage to Assam from mainland as we helped form Bangladesh in 1971 among whom over 16% were Hindu-Buddhists but half of them already driven out to India and rest 15 millions also must be rehabilitated; political power is necessary & so infiltrating BJP in large numbers and working for its win on Hindutva plank needed. If it fails and this must be last chance after 2 failed secular attempts then VHP may think of formation of a separate Hindu Party as discussed in their highest council, but currently it don't want division of Hindu votes.

However, need of hour is elimination of foreign Bangladeshi Muslim invaders occupying our land & resources for ouster by killing them outright as a national right & duty just as we did or tried with Chinese in 1962 & Pakistanis in 1948, 1965,1972 & 1999 and this time instead of soldiers we the citizens must take lead!



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[ALOCHONA] Environment and them



World Environment Day passed, few seminars and lot of write up appeared in the media. Crocodile tear shed by many, including what they claim to be as cultural activists. They vented their frustration over river encroachment, filling and river bed rise. Crying for a better river and its flows. But none of them touched upon the biggest reason- building of dams on the up stream. How intelligent, what a love for environment and nature. This is a criminal attitude that they do not see the impact of Farakka or numerous barrages built in upstream either to obstruct for hydro power or diversion of water for irrigation.

A farakka alone causes the impact of few years of draught. I simply do not understand what is in their mind and how do they think of things in their motherland. They can not see thing as they are supposed to, because they have sold their souls to others.

While Tipimukh issue is debated, PM has rightly guided the nation to think that -we will bring back the river stream by digging all of them starting from Jamuna. This should rest the ongoing dam issue, what a devotion to cover the other's wrong doing and what an idea!

A child can understand if there is no enough current river will silted faster and digging will have no impact, in fact that is how all our river beds have risen and lost its navigability and irrigation capacity.

They even did not dare to speak of risen sea level as we know that also causing us immensely during the monsoon as river can not drain its water into the high level sea.

When a greater portion of people do not want to understand what actually harms them how this nation can sustain!

All these halloo balloo on environment, nodi, chor, poor people is nothing but mockery. I only wish them that they come to their senses thinking of their offspring's future.


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Water Scarcity and the Threat of Water Wars in South Asia – A Bangladesh Perspective
 

MBI Munshi

mbimunshi@gmail.com

 

 INTRODUCTION

South Asia is known for many wonderful and beautiful things such as its varied cultures, languages, religions, landscapes and peoples but above all it is known for its volatility and sudden outbreaks of violence and often brutal and destructive conflicts. The Indian subcontinent, as it was once known, was partitioned on the basis of religion in 1947 according to the concept of the two-nation theory. Since then several wars have been fought over territory, sovereignty and in one case for independence which eventually led to the emergence of Bangladesh in 1971 as an independent nation-state. As things now stand the next war in the South Asia region could well be over water. This appears almost inevitable unless India adopts a more accommodative attitude towards its neighbour's claims for reasonable and equitable water sharing rights. Recent history has, however, suggested quite the opposite with New Delhi ignoring the just demands of Bangladesh which as the lower riparian nation is wholly dependant for its survival on the regular and sustained flow of water coming through India from the Himalayas.  
 

Since 1971 Bangladesh has generally adopted a defensive attitude in its relations with its large neighbour in recognition of the economic and military might of India. However, if New Delhi continues with its policy of draining the life blood of Bangladesh it is more than likely that this small but populous nation would be forced to take on a more assertive role in its relations with India and in realizing its just demands for water, as well as in addition to other contentious bilateral issues, could ultimately lead to conflict in the coming decade. Policy makers in Bangladesh are yet to wake up to this reality but as a new generation of leaders emerge faced with the calamitous consequences of the large scale withdrawal and diversion of water by India they may have few choices but to confront New Delhi in a more aggressive and confrontational manner. This may appear at first glance to be highly unlikely but with millions displaced by desertification and the numerous other adverse effects (some of which has wrongly been attributed to climate change to distract world attention to the actual causes of environmental damage in Bangladesh) of the Indian water withdrawal policy such a scenario cannot be easily dismissed. Fueling this growing animosity would be decades of mistrust caused by an arrogant and duplicitous policy devised and practiced by India's politicians and diplomats in their dealings with Bangladesh.  

 

 BACKGROUND TO WATER SHARING DISPUTES

The very geographical location of Bangladesh makes it the lowest riparian country of more than 50 trans-boundary rivers. The waters of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and other trans-boundary rivers have been sustaining the life and living of millions of Bangladeshis. Without these waters, the livelihood of millions of Bangladeshis would come under severe stress. Unfortunately, since independence, Bangladesh has been observing with great concern, the gradual reduction of the dry season flows of the Ganges, Teesta and many other trans-boundary rivers due to anthropogenic interventions across the borders – primarily by India. Since its independence in 1947, India has made intensive efforts to harness and develop the water resources in the Ganges basin. The data indicates that India now has several dozen large barrages and other diversionary structures operating in the basin which are capable of diverting 100,000 cusec flows from the Ganges and its different tributaries. Moreover, India has constructed more than 400 major, medium and small storage dams in the basin area. Of these, the major storage reservoirs have a total capacity of 2221 billion cubic feet or 63 billion cubic meters (BCM). Bangladesh itself could not embark upon any such major development of the waters of the trans-boundary rivers including the Ganges in the face of uncertainties of its dry season availability from across the border. Moreover, the flat terrain of Bangladesh does not allow any storage of excess monsoon waters for use during the dry season and such projects would in any case be extortionately exorbitant for the country at its present stage of development and with its limited financial resources.
 

The consequences for Bangladesh of India's policy of diversion and withdrawal of water have been both dramatic and devastating. Upstream diversion of the precious dry season flows of the Ganges has adversely affected the hydrology, river morphology, agriculture, domestic and municipal water supply, fishery, forestry, wildlife, industry, navigation, public health and biodiversity in large areas of Bangladesh dependent on the Ganges water. Western analysts have been duped into believing that these negative environmental affects are caused by climate change that will in a few decades result in the rise of sea waters that will inundate large areas of the country. However, the actual cause of increased salinity in the south-western region of Bangladesh has been India's diversion and withdrawal of water which allows ingress of sea water from the Bay of Bengal due to the reduced natural fresh water flows in the opposite direction during the dry season. Another extremely serious but indirect consequence of this water diversion policy is the contamination of ground water with arsenic. With the reduction of water from India millions in Bangladesh are now forced to access ground water which if pumped continuously over a prolonged period assists a chemical reaction that oxidizes naturally occurring arseno-pyrites deep in the soil resulting in the release of arsenic into the water – a process which may properly described as almost akin to mass poisoning. This consequential alarming degradation of the environment and water supply in south-western Bangladesh has already forced thousands to leave in quest of survival elsewhere. In the face of deteriorating human health, reduced economic productivity and loss of amenities, life and living in this part of Bangladesh people are becoming increasingly vulnerable, insecure and resentful. These are probably the prime causes of conflict between states if history is to be any guide.

 

THE FARAKKA BARRAGE PROJECT AND DIVERSION OF THE GANGES WATER

 If we leave aside the period between 1947-1971 when Bangladesh was called East Pakistan and considered by India as a hostile entity the likelihood of agreement on water sharing was obviously limited. However, it was during this period that Indian diplomacy became a byword for duplicity and this approach was to continue in its relations with Bangladesh after it obtained independence from Pakistan with the help of the Indian military - which in hindsight had very little to do with altruism or kind hearted generosity and more to do with Indian geo-strategic imperatives. In any case, it was on October 29, 1951 that the then Pakistan government drew the attention of the Indian authorities to the report of a scheme for diverting large amounts of dry season flow of the Ganges. Four months later, on 8 March, 1952 India replied that the project was only under preliminary investigation and described Pakistan's concern over probable effects as purely hypothetical. Again on May 22, 1953 India reassured Pakistan that the Farraka and Gandak projects (a tributary of the Ganges) were still being investigated and India would appreciate cooperative development of the water resources of the Ganges.. Nine years after the issue was first mooted the Government of India announced that it was going ahead with the plan to build a barrage across the River Ganges at Farraka[i] and Pakistan was formally informed. Talks took place occasionally between 1961 and 1970 but real negotiation and consultations did not. By 1970 India completed construction of the Farraka Barrage. The 24 mile feeder canal was, however, not yet ready.
 
While the Indian government's behaviour towards Pakistan during this 19 year period (1951-1970) is explicable on the grounds that both nations were inherently inimical towards each other having just fought two wars within just thirty years it is still not explainable why India would adopt the same negotiating tactics towards the new nation of Bangladesh which it had recently assisted in its liberation war? I have provided my own theory in my book 'The India Doctrine' where I draw attention to India's policy of domination over South Asia and an underlying resentment over the 1947 partition which seemingly allows Indian policy makers to ignore the just grievances of its smaller neighbours and not merely in the area of water sharing but including the whole array of bilateral issues that now bedevil interstate relations in the region.
 
After Bangladesh gained independence in 1971 relations with India gradually deteriorated and this was reflected in negotiations between the countries over water sharing rights. The Governments of India and Bangladesh decided in March 1972 to set up the Indo-Bangladesh Joint Rivers Commission (JRC). One of the major functions of the JRC was to maintain liaison between the participating countries in order to ensure the most effective joint efforts in maximizing the benefits from common river systems to both the countries. The question of sharing the water of the Ganges was, however, kept out of the purview of the JRC, to be settled at the level of Prime Ministers. In this regard, many in Bangladesh felt at the time that the Awami League government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was too compliant and would easily buckle to Indian demands which actually turned out to be the case. The Prime Minister of India and Bangladesh met in New Delhi in May 1974 and discussed amongst other things, the Ganges issue. Following this meeting, there was a Joint Declaration on May 16, 1974, wherein they observed that during the periods of minimum flow in the Ganges, there might not be enough water and, therefore, the fair weather (dry season) flow of the Ganges in the lean months would have to be augmented to meet the needs of Calcutta port and to fulfill requirement of Bangladesh. They also agreed that the best means of augmentation through optimum utilization of the water resources of the region available to the two countries should be studied by the Joint Rivers Commission. The two sides expressed their determination that before the Farakka project is commissioned; they would arrive at a mutually acceptable allocation of the water available during the periods of minimum flow in the Ganges. The JRC accordingly took up the issue of augmentation of the Ganges flows but was unable to reach any agreement.  
 

At a subsequent minister level meeting in April 1975 the Indian side proposed a test-run of the feeder canal of the Farakka Barrage for a limited period during that dry season. On good faith, Bangladesh agreed to India's request and allowed it to operate the feeder canal with varying discharges in ten-day periods from April 21 to May 31, 1975, ensuring the continuance of the remaining flows to Bangladesh. Although India was supposed to divert limited quantities of water from the Ganges for the said test-run up to May 31, 1975, it continued withdrawals from Farakka to the full capacity of the feeder canal during the dry season of 1976 without entering into any understanding or agreement on sharing the flows despite Bangladesh's repeated requests. The consequences of India's actions had been tragic. The unilateral Indian withdrawals throughout the dry seasons of 1976 caused a marked reduction in the dry season Ganges flows in Bangladesh. This sudden change in the flow pattern caused an alarming situation in the south western region of Bangladesh.

 

To cut a long story short, Bangladesh repeatedly requested India to stop the unilateral withdrawals but this bore little fruit. Bangladesh then took the issue to the United Nations in 1976 and the General Assembly urged both sides to seek an immediate solution. Between 1977 and 1988 Bangladesh and India signed several temporary agreements but no permanent understanding could be reached. Between 1988 and 1996 there was no instrument for sharing the dry season Ganges flows between the two countries. In the absence of any agreement, India again started unilateral withdrawals from Farakka. It was not until the Awami League returned to power in 1996 in Bangladesh under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina (daughter of the slain leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) that a treaty between the countries was signed on the sharing of the Ganges Water at Farakka. This treaty has not been viewed favourably in Bangladesh as it was felt to be a subservient arrangement without the usual safeguards and guarantees and contrary to norms of international law. It appears these apprehensions were well founded as recent reports suggest that the quantity of water flowing down from the Farakka point has been declining due to the withdrawal of water by India through various canals in violation of the water sharing agreement. 
 

The treaty is now under legal challenge in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on the following grounds amongst others –

 

1.   That Bangladesh has been receiving lesser amounts of flows at Farakka as its share compared to the quanta it should be receiving as agreed between the contracting parties set out in the schedule contained in Annexure II of the Treaty.

2.   The instruments signed by Bangladesh and India do not provide entitlement to the former to participate or to become party to negotiations on any water course or in any consultations thereof e.g. Bangladesh cannot participate in the bilateral negotiation between India and Nepal which aim to implement projects on major tributaries of the Ganges river emanating from the Nepalese territory like the Pancheswar and Saptkosi High Dam Projects.

3.   Over the last three decades the Bangladesh government has repeatedly requested India for upstream hydro-meteorological data of the Ganges, Brahamputra and other rivers. The Indian side has declined to supply or exchange such upstream data and information. The 1996 treaty and other Indo-Bangladesh agreements are totally silent about the provisioning of this information.

4.   India either unilaterally or bilaterally with Nepal and Bhutan are undertaking planned measures for harnessing and regulating water resources of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Meghna and some of their tributaries without informing or providing notification to the downstream riparian country of those rivers which is Bangladesh.

5.   The 1996 Treaty and other Indo-Bangladesh do not provide for any third-party arbitration on settlement of disputes.  
 
These are only a few of the grounds that are claimed by the petitioner to be in contravention of customary international law and in particular the provisions of the 1997 UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses and the Berlin Rules on Water Resources[ii] which both contain internationally accepted safeguards and guarantees that were omitted from the 1996 treaty. In particular, India's withdrawal of waters in an unreasonable and inequitable manner and the terms of the 1996 treaty appear to be in violation of Articles 7,8,13,17,29,56,57,58,59,60,68,72 and 73 of the Berlin Rules but most importantly and significantly Article 12 which states –
 
1. Basin States shall in their respective territories manage the waters of an international drainage basin in an equitable and reasonable manner having due regard for the obligation not to cause significant harm to other basin States.
 
2. In particular, basin States shall develop and use the waters of the basin in order to attain the optimal and sustainable use thereof and benefits therefrom, taking into account the interests of other basin States, consistent with adequate protection of the waters. 
 

And Article 16 which provides –  

Basin States, in managing the waters of an international drainage basin, shall refrain from and prevent acts or omissions within their territory that cause significant harm to another basin State having due regard for the right of each basin State to make equitable and reasonable use of the waters. 
 

Regardless of the outcome of the case, relations between Bangladesh and India are likely to deteriorate as agreement on water sharing in an equitable and reasonable manner appear a distant and forlorn prospect making conflict a more likely scenario. In some respects, a low level conflict has already begun as there are frequent and bloody skirmishes between the two countries border security forces and occasionally fighting has occurred over construction of groins and spurs on the Indian side intended to divert the course of rivers so that they encroach further into Bangladesh territory while supplementing the Indian side.

 

RIVER LINKING PROJECT

 If the Farakka Barrage dispute had been the only bone of contention between the two countries then some minimum resolution to the dispute may have been forthcoming but with India (in total disregard of the environmental harm that would be sustained by Bangladesh) now undertaking the massive River Linking Project (RLP) a further serious deterioration in relations is inevitable. Quite astonishingly, the RLP concept was conceived not by an expert committee or by the relevant government department but instead by the Indian Supreme Court which ruled (in relation to a Public Interest Litigation hearing) that there should be interlinking of rivers to offset drought and flooding in various parts of the country. Justice Kirpal set a 10 year deadline for implementation of the project. A brief six-page order passed on October 31, 2002 formed the basis on which the Indian government set up a high powered task force which devised a Perspective Plan comprising two components -
 
a.   Peninsular Rivers Development; and
 
b.   Himalayan Rivers Development
 
The Peninsular Rivers Component envisages the inter-linking of several major rivers at several different points along their course. The Himalayan Rivers Component which poses more serious difficulties for Bangladesh envisages construction of storages on the principal tributaries of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra in India, Nepal and Bhutan. Also, canal systems are to be inter-linked to transfer surplus flows of the eastern tributaries of the Ganges to the West apart from linking the (main) Brahmaputra and its tributaries with the Ganges and the Ganges with Mahanadi.
 
The effect of the RLP on Bangladesh has been variously described as devastating, catastrophic and also causing incalculable and irreparable damage to the country's environment and ecological balance. This unfortunately is not mere exaggeration since the Brahmaputra and the Ganges provides more than 85% of the total surface water available in Bangladesh during the dry season. Of the two, the Brahmaputra provides 67% of the water. The diversion and withdrawal of these waters under the RLP would constitute a similar proposition to Bangladesh as the Iraqi WMD program did (under the Saddam Hussain regime) for the United States and the United Kingdom. In the present context the threat to Bangladesh is not hypothetical.
 
In the face of this looming crisis the Government of Bangladesh has already lodged protests to the Government of India expressing serious concern over the RLP and has urged India to refrain from implementation of the plan. The Government has also communicated Bangladesh's serious concern over the Indian plan to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank and requested them to desist from providing any support to India relating to this plan. The matter was also raised during several meetings of the JRC where India was urged to desist from such a move without the consent of Bangladesh. It appears, however, that the Indian political leadership is committed to go ahead with this plan at the cost of its neighbours. The feeling is intensifying in the minds of the general public in Bangladesh against the Indian plan and their voice of protest is growing louder with the passage of time.
 
Considering that the Farraka Barrage and the RLP are only two of the many projects being undertaken by the Indian Government to divert and withdraw waters from the common rivers indicates that water sharing disputes with Bangladesh will progressively increase and naturally lead to growing tensions between the countries. The other major disputes on water sharing now include the Teesta, Feni, Meghna, Mahananda, Monu, Khowai, Gumti, Muhuri and Kodla Rivers and also construction of the Tipaimukh Dam in Manipur district of India. This last mentioned project has had the effect of eroding a large portion of Sylhet district in Bangladesh with almost 5000 acres drifting towards the Indian side following erosion of the riverbanks due to an artificial change in the course of the rivers Surma and Kushiara. All these water sharing disputes and the continued disregard for the concerns expressed by Bangladesh about these projects and the continuation of diversion and withdrawal of water in an unreasonable and inequitable manner is being viewed as an attack on the sovereignty of the country which if not restrained and outstanding issues settled amicably could lead to conflict in the coming decades.   
 

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NOTES

[i] India constructed the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges to divert the water flowing through Bangladesh to maintain navigability of the Calcutta Port 260 km away, whereas Crow et al. support that stagnation of the Port of Calcutta was due to the decline of the industrial activity and overall economic activity, and that a minimum research efforts or unfinished investigations for possible alternative to the construction of Farakka Barrage was performed. The growth of the Calcutta Port was one-fortieth of the growth of other Indian ports. It was at the acme of development during the British rule in India (1870-1947) when the port carried 40-50% of India's exports and imports. The port growth had declination of 23%, 11%, and 10% in the mid-sixties, late seventies, and in the late eighties of the last century, respectively. Dredging of the port was the best solution since the port failed to demonstrate convincingly the importance of the Farakka Barriage.

 

[ii] The Rules present a comprehensive collection of all the relevant customary international law that a water manager or a court or other legal decision maker would have to take into account in resolving issues relating to the management of water resources. These Rules set about to provide a clear, co-gent, and coherent statement of the customary international law that applies to waters of international drainage basins, and to the extent that customary international law applies to waters entirely within a State, to all waters as well. These Rules also undertake the progressive development of the law needed to cope with emerging problems of international or global water management for the twenty-first century.

 

REFERENCES –

 

Dr. Miah Muhammad Adel - Upstream Controller's Dual Benefits at the Cost of Downstream Drainer's Double Trouble (NFB – August 13, 2007)

Megh Barta - River linking project of India (4-August-2007)

International Law Association - BERLIN CONFERENCE (2004)  WATER RESOURCES LAW (

The Daily Star - Rivers dying as Ganges project remains in limbo (January 26, 2008)

The Daily Star - Tipaimukh dam to destroy ecology in Meghna basin (October 28, 2007)

The Daily Star - Unilateral withdrawal of Brahmaputra waters? (June 8, 2007)

The Daily Star - We can't assure availability of water due to climatic reason (May 29, 2007)The Daily Star - New courses of frontier-rivers changing Bangladesh's map (May 7, 2007)

The Daily Star - Bangladesh loses land due to erosion by Sylhet border rivers (July 5, 2008)

New Age - Debunking the 'NASA' doomsday climate prediction for Bangladesh (July 5, 2008)New Age – India's violation of water sharing deal hampers irrigation (April 5, 2008)

New Age - Water should be used to unify South Asian people: experts (July 13, 2008)

The BD Today - Natural catastrophe apprehended along river Padma (May 23, 2008)The BD Today - Unilateral withdrawal of waters threatens ecology in Padma basin :Indo-Bangla treaty grossly violates water sharing (November 14, 2007)

The News Today - River navigability in southern region on decrease (June 13, 2008)

The News Today - Death of the Rivers (May 23, 2008)

The News Today - Indian Tipaimukh dam to be death trap for Bangladesh (February 12, 2007)

The New Nation - Structure on other side blamed: Ichhamati shifts into Bangladesh (July 6, 2008)

The New Nation - Indian HC's remark repudiated: Bangladesh deprived of dry season river flow (May 8, 2008)

The New Nation - Damned hearings on Tipaimukh Dam (May 5, 2008)

India Express - River sutras :The river interlinking project is another disaster waiting to happen (April 26, 2005)

John Vidal - India's Dream, Bangladesh's Disaster (The Guardian - 24 July, 2003)

Shailendra Nath Ghosh - Interlinking Rivers -The Millennial Folly (Countercurrrnets.org- 15 May, 2003)

Abdur Rahman Khan - Bangladesh drying up as India withdrawing Ganges water (HOLIDAY – April 1, 2008)  NFB - India provides less Ganges water for Bangladesh : Dhaka's protest remains unheeded  (February 17, 2008)

NFB - River Linking Project of India- Expectations (May 16, 2008)Priyo - Bangladesh drying up as India withdrawing Ganges water (April 3, 2008)

 

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