Bhopal, March 17th, 2007
ACTION ALERT
At 7 am this morning, 3 truckloads of policemen and women arrived and forcibly removed five of the hunger strikers, four of whom are survivors of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, to take them to the third floor of Hamidia Hospital. The police have ordered the Tinshed to be evacuated and the police used violent force to take a few of the supporters as well as the fasters. Rachna was still sleeping when they grabbed her hands and feet to pick her up violently. They At 7 am this morning, 3 truckloads of policemen and women arrived and forcibly removed five of the hunger strikers, four of whom are survivors of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, to take them to the third floor of Hamidia Hospital. The police have ordered the Tinshed to be evacuated and the police used violent force to take a few of the supporters as well as the fasters. Rachna was still sleeping when they grabbed her hands and feet to pick her up violently. They snatched a digital camera and refused to give it back to the owner, and one of the badgeless policemen made lude remarks and hinted at rape towards two of the women supporters. The order for the pickup came from the Collector.
WE URGE YOU TO BOMBARD THE COLLECTOR AND CHIEF SECRETARY WITH CALLS!
(if calling from the US, please preface all calls with 011)
Demand their IMMEDIATE, unconditional release
The Collector, B.K. Mishra:
+91-9425185550
The Chief Secretary, R.C. Sahini:
+91-9425-151-652 (mobile)
+91 755- 2441848
+91 755 2441351 (Personal Assistant/home)
Call M.M. Upadhyay, Secretary, Bhopal Gas Relief
+91 755 2441620
Call The Chief Minister, Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
+91 755 2442231 (Home)
+91 755 2441751 (home)
+91 755 2442255
+91 755 2442241
Call Saxena, CM’s Personal Assistant
+91 9425171925
Call MM Upathiya, Minister of Health
+91 755 94250-11863 (mobile)

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