[Marxistindia] Condemn police firing in TN - revised statement

[news from the cpi(m)]

May 23, 2018

 

Press Statement

 

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) strongly condemns the police firing on people
protesting against the Sterlite Copper Industry in Thoothukudi, Tamilnadu,
which has led to the death of twelve people and injuries to over a hundred.
The brutality of the state police is revealed by the fact that many of those
killed and injured have bullet injuries on their heads and faces. 

 

The protests arose because of the inadequate response of the state
administration to the genuine apprehensions of the people concerning air,
water and ground contamination. The Polit Bureau demands that plant should
be shut down permanently. 

 

All those responsible for this merciless shooting down of protesters should
be held accountable and immediate legal proceedings should be launched
against them. The enquiry announced to probe these brutal killings should be
headed by a sitting judge of the Madras High Court. 

 

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