An appeal to all devotees of Lord Krishna.

[Guest guest]

Please accept my humble obeisances to all.

 

Please forward this message to maximum number of persons. Please

post your letters to the President of Kazakistan in order to show

our solidarity towards our rights and I am indicating here below the

Palace of Soul website to enable you to understand the activities

taking place in Kazakistan.

 

www.palaceofthesoul.com

Hare Krishna,

Prasad

 

 

Original Message from:

 

Palace of the Soul

By HH BB Govinda Swami

 

Dear Friends,

 

Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

In 1999 the devotees in Kazkhstan purchased a beautiful farm outside

of the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Since that time substantial

strides have been made in creating an agricultural community, a home

for many vaisnavas, and the venue for a wonderful summer yearly

festival attended by devotees from Central Asia and Russia.

 

Since October 2004 there have been many attempts from the government

of Kazakhstan to push us from this property. This has been done by

smear campaigns in the media and ongoing litigation in the courts.

 

On March 29, 2006 a case was conducted in the Almaty Oblast Court.

Prior to issuing the ruling the judge declared that the legal

arguments of the government land agency had no substance and that the

arguments presented by the advocates representing our society were

correct and in accordance to the Kazakhstan legal code.

 

But after private discussion in their chambers the judges emerged and

issued a ruling against

 

our society in which it is stated that the land be confiscated and

returned to the government. This ruling was illegal and not based on

legislation of the government of Kazakhstan.

 

We purchased the land at the market value in 1999. In 2004 we

privatised the land according to the laws of Kazakhstan in. Since

this time the value of this land has increased dramatically. The

situation we have is that the powerful government land barons want to

eliminate us by any illegal process that they may possess the land,

again sell, and make astronomical profit.

 

We have neither time nor options left. Our last option is the Supreme

Court of Kazakhstan, but need-less-to-say, the legal system does not

work in this country. It is either a matter of paying for the

decision or having a powerful person order the decision.

 

Thus we are requesting devotees throughout the world to assist us in

different ways:

 

First, we are requesting you to send this letter to all the contacts

you have.

 

Second, we are requesting you to print the following letter and send

to the Administration of the President of Kazakhstan requesting him

to intervene in this case.

 

Third, we are requesting you to contact the heads of religious

organisations, as well as the foreign ministries in your countries,

and register an appeal that they will voice concern to the government

of Kazakhstan.

 

And at last, we are humbly requesting that you will all pray that

this situation may be reversed and our farm, Sri Vrindavan Dham, will

not be stolen by the government of Kazakhstan.

 

The President of Kazakhstan has gained international respect for

having hosted an international religious forum in 2003. Yet, despite

the talks of religious equality and openness, he is allowing a

religious society to be illegally evicted from their legally acquired

property. It is an injustice performed in the name of religious

equality.

 

With affectionate regards,

 

BB Govinda Swami

 

Street addresses: Government:

 

To the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 

Mr. Nazarbayev N.A.

 

Government palace, Levoberezhye,

 

Astana, 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

President Residence:

To the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 

Mr. Nazarbayev N.A.

 

Akorda, Astana, 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

President?s e-mail: sitePRK (AT) global (DOT) kz

 

Dear President Nazarbayev,

 

It is with deep regret that we have been informed of the legal

situation regarding the attempted confiscation of the land possessed

by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the

Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

The properties of the society have been legally purchased and

privatised according to the land codes of Kazakhstan. Yet, since 2004

there has been ongoing litigation in an attempt by government

officials to steal the land legally owned by the society.

 

On March 29, 2006 a hearing was conducted in the Almaty Oblast Court.

The judge in charge of the case explained that he had carefully

studied the case and that there was no substance in the arguments of

the Government Land Committee. Yet, when the decision was read it was

ruled that the land of the Krishna Society be returned to the land

reserve of Kazakhstan.

 

The decision was illegal, not based upon the legislation of your

nation, but enacted due to pressure from some powerful individual.

 

Mr. President, you want that your fine country come into the rank of

the leading nations of the world. You have shown your open mindedness

by conducting your International Religious Forum in 2003. Yet in this

case we have a glaring example of a religious society being destroyed

by greedy and self motivated officers of your government.

 

Sir, we are respectfully appealing to you to intervene in this case.

Please stop the abuse and destruction of the one element of Indian

religion which is active in your nation. Please allow these people to

live peacefully on their property in accordance to the vision of

religious equality that you have presented for the nation of

Kazakhstan.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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