Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti protest against big dam construction

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Members of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti(KMSS)taking out a torch light protest rally against the big dam construction in Assam -Arunachal border, which is a threat to the people of Assam and north east India,in Guwahati on Monday,21st May 2012.

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Akhil Gogoi, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti General Secretary, interacting with his son, Nachiketa, during the indefinite hunger strike on the big dam construction in Assam, at the Arunachal border.

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Members of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti(KMSS)during torch light protest & indefinite Hunger strike against the big dam construction in Assam -Arunachal border, which is a threat to the people of Assam and north east India,in Guwahati on Monday.

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Akhil Gogoi, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti General Secretary, getting medical attention.

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Gitashri Tamuli, wife of Akhil Gogoi taking part at protest rally against the big dam construction in Assam -Arunachal border, which is a threat to the people of Assam and north east India,in Guwahati on Monday,21st May 2012.

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Akhil Gogoi,Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti(KMSS)General Secretary interacting with supporters during his indefinite hunger strike protesting the big dam construction in Assam -Arunachal border, and north east India,in Guwahati on Monday,21st May 2012.

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Akhil Gogoi, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti General Secretary, getting medical attention.

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Akhil Gogoi, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti General Secretary, speaking to other protesters.

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Members of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti protest against big dam production in Assam.

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Members of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti protest against big dam production in Assam.

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Members of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), the primary organisation in northeast India, holds a torch light rally in Guwahati city, the capital of Assam in northeastern India as a mark of protest against big dam construction.

Akhil Gogoi, general secretary of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and known RTI activist and social worker on northeast India staging an indefinite hunger strike against Big Dam construction ny NHPC in Assam -Arunachal border in Guwahati for the last three days. Today, his (Akhil) health deteriorated and the supporters and the activists of KMSS with support from other social groups taken out a torch light rally through the streets of Guwahati, the capital city of northeastern state of India,Assam to aware the people and government to stop the big dam construction in north east India on Monday,21st May 2012.

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Subhamoy Bhattacharjee

Guwahati, India, South Asia

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