I think its very sad the way Govt of India and a majority of urban population is treating the issue of Medha patkars hunger strike as either irrelevant or out of tune with India's progress. These guys should understand that India can progress only through sustainable development and not by unplanned developments such as the Sardar Sarovar Project. It is now a well admitted fact throughout the world that the damage caused by displacing huge population without proper rehabilitation facilities is much more than any benefit(s) what can ever be achieved by building these massive dams.
One should salute the unflinching support given to the tribals and the local population by Medha Patkar. The Government should infact seize this oppertunity and speak to Medha Patkar to show the other armed strugle movements that in the nation of Gandhi there is much more room for peaceful struggle than armed conflicts............
