the idea of having another child to support a child with disability is ridiculous to say the least. it (the logic put forward by the complainant) goes against the basic rights of a disabled child. it should be protested vehimently.
with warm regards, Anirban On 11/24/11, George Abraham <[email protected]> wrote: > This is an expression of total ignorance and portrays the perception that is > pretty widespread in our country. While it should be legally addressed, it > should also be taken up in the media. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "KanchanPamnani" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 11:53 PM > Subject: [AI] FW: Article > > > > > This Article is from the Times of India . I am so disgusted with the stand > taken by this father. After the Constitution of India , after PWD Act and > after CRPD and after all our achievements if India still thinks like this > father then .... I really would like to know what the rest of you think > about this matter and how should we tackle this issue. Kanchan 'Relax > two-child poll norm in case of disabled kids' > > Election Aspirant Moves HC > > > > Swati Deshpande I TNN > > > > Mumbai: The two-child restriction on contestants in civic elections ought to > be suspended when one child is physically or mentally challenged, said a > poll aspirant from Pune in a new petition before the Bombay high court. With > India's population at 1.2 billion and rising, the rule introduced first in > 2000-01 for reigning in the national population has also run its course and > is now "redundant", says Suresh Shirude, whose petition the HC on Tuesday > posted for a hearing next Monday. > The challenge is to Section 10 (1)(i) of the Bombay Provincial Municipal > Corporation Act, that was introduced in 2000 to the 1949 law. It added a > rule for disqualification of a contestants to municipal corporation, > councils and other local bodies. Shirude's lawyers from the law firm, ALMT > Legal, state that the rule is discriminatory and arbitrary besides impinging > on a citizen's right to life. Shirude has three children-the oldest is 21 > and the youngest eight years old. His middle child, a boy (18), is blind > from birth and when doctors gave up hope, he and his wife decided to bring > in to the world a sibling for his support. "The decision to have a third > child was to secure the wellbeing of our blind child and in the interest of > his family," Shirude says. > With nominations to be filed by January 2010 for the February elections > in Pune to the civic body, Shirude's writ says the two-child rule must make > an exemption in case of "special children". BJP leaders, including Eknath > Khadse, also wrote to the chief minister with a request to suspend the rule > in special circumstances such as accidental birth due to failed birth > control methods and children with disabilities. > The writ wants the HC to read down the rule in such a manner as to > protect the right to life of not only the aspirant "but also his challenged > child". The petition says the Indian population in 1991-2001 was 846 million > and that there was an increase of 180.6 million population in the decade. > Then, the two-child rule kicked in almost nationwide in 2000-01. And in > March 2011, the population touched 1.2 billion with a rise of 181 million > since 2001. Thus, the provision should be struck off, it says. But > population experts say the idea has worked since its enforcement -in some > states six years ago-to keep many political activists and aspirants in > control. 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