Re: Do join: Protest at the Official residence of DOPT
Minister, V. Narayanaswamy tomorrow (KanchanPamnani)
Dear friends!
I am afraid I am unable to agree with Kanchan madam. On the contrary,
I do agree with Avinash and others who do not favour the passage of
this bill in its present form as it is replete with serious flaws
which will have catastrophic consequences and which run counter to the
purpose and spirit of UNCRPD.
Let us not lose sight of the fact that we could not even get the
existing PWD Act amended in the last sixteen seventeen years of its
enactment despite the realisation that it has any number of
inadequacies. The report of the Amita Dhanda committee constituted in
1999 for the purpose of suggesting amendments was conveniently
shelved. Even efforts to bring about a new law would not have been
made had it not been for India ratifying the UNCRPD. Therefore, we
should rather wait to get a better and fair deal unless the bill is
amended as suggested by Mr. Rungta.
In the above view of the matter, I wish to place on record my sincere
appreciation and solidarity with the National Federation of the Blind
in general and Mr. Santosh Rungta in particular for such visible and
positive proactivism for getting a fair deal for persons with
disabilities including for the blind.
Best regards,
Poonam
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