October 07, 2008

Anti POSCO group forms suicide squads in Orissa

SNS reported that POSCO Pratirodha Sangram Samiti, which is leading the anti displacement movement has formed suicide squads in Nuagaon panchayat area.

As per report, the eight squads took oath at Sarala temple and vowed to lay down their lives protecting motherland today to coincide with the Mother’s Day

Mr Chitta Swain, who led the team which formed the suicide squad, said that "Goddess Maa Sarala is the presiding deity of Jagatsinghpur district and she will help us protect our land as well as livelihood. Everybody celebrates Mothers Day but nobody thinks about Mother Earth and the land grab that is going on. Eighty people from Nuagaon have joined the squad."

Mr Swain said that they have taken oath to prevent the entry of POSCO officials, government officials and police to the proposed plant site. They have threatened to take hostage these officials if they would attempt to enter in POSCO site from today to onwards. He added that "Soon a suicide squad comprising of women will be formed and such a step will be replicated in all the 3 panchayats which fall under the proposed project area."