Auroville: The nexus of land affairs | The City of Dawn 2021
The year is 2021, and a new hope emerges that falsehood shall meet its befitting end. After sharing many documents so far which establishes all that we have spoken, many may wonder what is it that we are trying to achieve by digging dirt of Auroville affairs. Are we digging up the dirt and throwing it around aimlessly? Not at all…In fact, we are pointing out categorically to the deep-rooted nexus established by those who “Hijacked the Dream” & now they are meticulously working to “Destroy the Dream”
Whilst many Aurovilians unbeknownst of this deep-rooted network, are busy with their lives looking at issues in a very narrow, micro perspective, let us break down the explanation of this nexus about the active and wilful involvement of the Auroville administration and so-called Pioneers.
The following is a detailed analysis of various documents and electronic evidence shared so far and although one article cannot put all into perspective, let us categorize the issues of Auroville as follows:
The Nexus of Auroville Land affairs:
Modus Operandi: “Lands of Auroville belong to nobody in particular so it belongs to them”
‘The Mother' on the 28th day of February 1968 envisaged Auroville as an international cultural township. The founding blocks of Auroville, the City of Dawn was itself a major fight between trustees who wished to take control of the project post the demise of The Mother. Not getting into who is right or wrong or why fights between the trustees, let us note that this struggle of power and control has diminished the Auroville Masterplan to non-existence as there are many skeletons under the closet. Many human rights violations, physical assaults, disappearances, and even murders are how Auroville was born, and the foreigner pioneers took the help of local goondas and the Govt of India in 1975 to accomplish this Himalayan task of Hijacking the Dream. This is the main reason why the Auroville administration on one hand cries about encroachments & illegal developments in the area but shies away from confirmation of The Masterplan which was changed time and again by the active involvement of Pioneers. The lands of Auroville were never taken over physically during the Ordinance since many of the encroachers were actively supported and helped by the Pioneers. Sec 3 of the Auroville Foundation Act categorically states strict guidelines for the takeover and was ‘willfully’ not followed to hide their misdoings. Auroville administration tries to “force buy” lands in the Masterplan without having any authority to question or send notices to other businesses & landowners in the area about development when they have not confirmed the entire area’s Masterplans. Other tactics are also employed to force buy by stopping access for villagers to their lands & also by disconnecting essentials like electricity and water. By keeping the Masterplan at a moot point citing villagers and agitation ( which are mostly foisted by them ), the members of the Land Board, FAMC, Working Committee are unduly benefitting.
Land Rates are irregular and exorbitant compared to the actual guideline value, yet this is encouraged by these members for reasons best known to them. It is also seen that for over 3 decades it is the Pioneers, in an attempt to hide their crimes of 1976-1988, have complete control of land matters by deploying their stooges or family members in important positions in TDC ( Town Development Council ) & the Land Board. Monies are being unduly generated through legal fees, brokerage, changing hands of owners, arm twisting owners, produces of lands given to encroachers, kickbacks, and other methods which in turn go to fund private properties, assets & bank accounts of beneficiary Aurovilians. These monies in the end come at the cost of the progress of Auroville collected from the public of the world, Indian taxpayers, CSR of Indian companies & Government grants. It is noteworthy that Auroville is a statutory body under the Ministry of Education, Government of India supported by the UNESCO and this is the pathetic state of affairs.
All criminal gangs in the area are thriving due to the unconfirmed Masterplan which has led to many murders in the area and the Auroville administration actively supports and even hires them to do their dirty work. It is also seen that legal cases on encroachments are kept at a moot point including criminal investigations by the state police on various land grabbing cases. Working Committee is the direct contact for the investigative authorities who manipulate for their benefits since they are the prime accused in all cases.
The State investigative authorities slow down investigation when it comes to Aurovilians being accused waiting for approval from the Central Government giving a Carte Blanche for crimes in Auroville. Working Committee actively works to cover-ups cases by blinding the Government & Residents as well. Any murders or crimes occur in the area, the Auroville administration is quick to coverup such news in mainline newspapers and also state that it is a “village issue” not an “Auroville issue”
The bounden duty of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI):
Who has the original land documents of Auroville with regards to the Ordinance? The Central Bureau of Investigation has them from the day they raided Auroville’s Bharat Niwas campus on the behest of complaints raised by the Pioneer Aurovilians of which the members of Sri Aurobindo Society have been acquitted in all criminal CBI cases foisted by them. CBI is a federal investigative agency and cannot be a caged parrot in the hands of the Government in control. Since these documents are in the custody of the CBI, no compensation has been given for the lands, the state police have a history of failing time and again, the accused acquitted, only CBI & ED ( Enforcement Directorate) can resolve the gargantuan nexus of lands in Auroville bringing justice to the entirety of the project. This will uproot the criminal gangs & encroachers and regularise all land issues in Auroville & villages around. If Auroville Foundation Act was enacted for larger public interest what purpose does funding land mafia gangs in collusion with Aurovilians achieve?
Past defines Auroville’s present and positive present actions will determine Auroville’s future. The main objective of Auroville is to confirm the Masterplan of which the Auroville administration has ‘miserably’ failed, now it is almost at a point of no return. The Pioneers are now actively covering up over 400 acres of such lands by registering them into their own Auroville trusts and giving the same Auroville lands on lease to the encroachers to cover their tracks.
An Ordinance should be enacted again and Sec 3 of the Auroville Foundation Act should be enforced with a joint investigative task force by the CBI, ED, state, and central authorities to take physical possession of all lands of Auroville and strict criminal action to be taken on all those involved in this nexus.
Make no doubt that if in 2021 this is not resolved, the criminals will actively cover-up their wrongs, and Aurovilians and New Comers will just live in an “Illusion of a non-existent Dream” and hold dear an illusionary Autonomy that has destroyed the Dream.
The key conspirators of this nexus include Carel, Ulrich, Hemant, and Frederick in Auroville with the fullest support of Srinivas Murthy, the Acting Secretary in Auroville Foundation, to name a few, with many accomplices in the Working Groups of Auroville.
Good reads with regards to the above:
Auroville Foundation Act: https://auroville.org/contents/540
Occurrences in 1976: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/.../inside-story-of-govt...
Criminal cases foisted by Auroville Pioneers: https://bit.ly/38Jmr73
Stay tuned for our next article “Auroville: The Nexus of Trust Affairs”
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