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    0 starstigerexotique | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 29 2007 | news, government, India
    BBC NEWS | South Asia | Demands of Indian landless 'met'

    ah yes...bureaucracy... the inefficient yet effective tool of democracies to appease the masses of contenders. A panel WILL be set up...will any work get done? Will the land reforms *actually* happen? probably not...something tells me this march will reconvene in about ten years...with the same demands.

    Quoted: The Indian government says it will set up a panel on land reform to meet the demands of landless farmers and indigenous people.

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    0 starstigerexotique | Shared With: Everyone - Oct 28 2007 | government, news, India
    Indians Conclude 200-Mile Protest - New York Times

    this is sad what's happening to these people's lands. after all, farmers haven't moved into the realm of portable wealth, and all their valued wealth lies in land/property. the dichotomy of modernization and land reform. glad to see at least they're keeping Gandhi's non-violence movement alive! worn through 3-pairs of flip flops!

    Quoted: Thousands of peasants marched more than 200 miles to New Delhi demanding land reform.

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