Category: Odisha

  • Rights of Indian People in Danger! Defend Democratic Rights!!

    People’s Solidarity Concerns – Bangalore (which includes the New Socialist Alternative CWI-India) organized a meeting on 28th April followed by a protest at Town hall (well known protest point in Bangalore) on the theme of “Rights of Indian People in Danger”. Speakers included Abhay Sahoo (CPI leader and also leader of the anti-POSCO movement –…

  • Abhay Sahoo on “Present Stage of Struggles in India”

    In a meeting organized by Indian Social Institute, Bangalore on 24th April, Abhay Sahoo (CPI member and leader of the anti-POSCO movement in Odisha) spoke on the present stage of struggles in India today. Abhay Sahoo is on a solidarity tour in South India, which also includes amongst others, a solidarity visit to anti-Koodankulam struggle…

  • Anti-POSCO Resistance Update

    The recent National Green Tribunal (NGT) judgment on the POSCO steel plant in Odisha asking the Environmental ministry to have a fresh re-look, while definitely a welcome relief to the people of Dhinkia and Gobindpur villages, is by no means a guarantee that POSCO is gone for good. If past experience is anything to go…

  • Battle Till Death: Journeys through the anti-POSCO resistance

    The following article written by the International Coordinator of Tamil Solidarity and member of the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI), is based on a visit last year by him to Dhinkia and Gobindpur in Odisha, the epicentre of struggle against the multinational steel giant POSCO. Exactly one year on, not much has changed except…

  • Condemnable arrest of anti-POSCO movement’s mass leader Com. Abhay Sahoo

    Statement of the New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India) It is a matter of great concern that Odisha government in order to push forward the POSCO steel project at Dhinkia and Gobindpur near Paradip port has once again arrested the leader of the anti-POSCO resistance movement – POSCO Pratirod Sangram Samithi (PPSS) and CPI leader, Abhay Sahoo.…

  • URGENT APPEAL FROM POSCO PRATIRODH SANGRAM SAMITI AS ON 1st NOVEMBER 2011

    The following appeal by the anti–POSCO movement comes as government and POSCO are planning their next move which could finally checkmate against those opposed to the setting up of the POSCO steel plant. On the one hand, both the government and the company are trying to build an alternative road (with protection by police and…

  • Update from the anti-POSCO Movement

    The following is an update that we received from the anti- POSCO movement. In response to the attack on the anti-POSCO protesters by a private militia linked to the ruling party with rods and country made bombs, the protesters are currently trying to secure their defence position from the coastal side in order to prevent…

  • Solidarity Appeal From Anti- POSCO Movement

    The following is the statement by the anti – POSCO movement, POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) on the recent attacks on the protesters by the hired goons of the government and POSCO, with rods and petrol bombs, critically injuring many. After a lull in the Orissa government push to illegally acquire the land for POSCO,…

  • “It’s War Our there!”

    State forces moved in to crush anti-POSCO struggle Appeal to CWI sections, trade unions and trade unionists Hundreds of armed police are invading Govindpur Village (the Centre of Anti -Posco struggle) after the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Pattnaik, gave his consent for armed intervention. One police platoon has actually entered the forest area to…

  • Growth Terrorism At Work: Indian State In The Service Of POSCO

    While the entire media spotlight today is focused on the Baba Ramdev fiasco & the big corruption scandals rocking the central govt., hardly any attention has gone to what probably is the biggest corruption scandal involving the land acquisition for the POSCO steel project (India’s biggest FDI) in Odisha. This almost free giveaway of 4004…