Dear Mr. Muruganandan, My response followed Javed's email (which I sent as an FYI) soon after. Strangely it doesn't seem to have appeared yet on AccessIndia at least.
For your benefit I am circulating it again. Regards, Vaishnavi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 3:47 AM Subject: Fwd: [IDA_CRPD_Forum] Condemn Lathicharge on Disabled Protesters To: [email protected] Cc: "harish@accessindia in" <[email protected]>, "hp.kotian" < [email protected]> Sent a long time back - no idea why it's not appeared on AI as yet. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vaishnavi Jayakumar <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [IDA_CRPD_Forum] Condemn Lathicharge on Disabled Protesters To: Og-IDA_CRPD_Forum <[email protected]>, [email protected] Cc: Satendra Singh <[email protected]>, Muralidharan <[email protected]>, "Adv. Vashishth" <[email protected]>, Ad Subhash Chandra Vashishth <[email protected]>, "people with disabilities of India...on air travel We" <[email protected]>, [email protected], "accessindia@accessindia in" <[email protected]> Dear Javed, I for one, am happy to hear that noone was grievously injured. Aren't you? Perhaps you may want to speak to Subhash, lawyer and disability activist. He was an eye witness to events which unfolded more than 3 hours back. Please see his tweet below : *Subhash C. Vashishth* @SCVashishth <https://twitter.com/SCVashishth> 3h<https://twitter.com/SCVashishth/status/439030544441937920> @MumbaiCentral <https://twitter.com/MumbaiCentral> I just reported from ground zero. disabled protesters crying in pain with thumbs broken, bleeding,, horrible scene...shameful https://twitter.com/SCVashishth/status/439030544441937920 Vaishnavi On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:38 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Dr. Satendra Singh, > > I am writing this post from outside Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. I rushed > here when I first heard this news. > > Not a single disabled person was/is admitted here. > > I went inside the casualty and met the IO Incharge as well as the CMO. > According to them 5 or 6 people had been brought in with minor injuries and > they were sent home after basic first aid. > > Both you and Mr. Muralidharan are Delhi based. It should not take you more > than 30 - 40 minutes to come here and join me. Please let me know and I > will wait here. > > Let's get to the bottom of it. However, until then, let's refrain from > causing baseless propaganda. > > Javed Abidi > 27.2.2014 > Sent on my BlackBerry(R) from Vodafone > ------------------------------ > *From: * Satendra Singh <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Thu, 27 Feb 2014 22:24:34 +0530 > *To: *<[email protected]>; National Platform For The Rights > of the Disabled (NPRD)<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected],Satendra Singh < > [email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [IDA_CRPD_Forum] Condemn Lathicharge on Disabled Protesters > > > > Barbaric, shocking and deplorable. > > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 6:32 PM, National Platform For The Rights of the > Disabled (NPRD) <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> *National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled* >> >> *4, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110 001* >> >> *Tel. 9868768543, email: [email protected] <[email protected]>* >> >> >> >> >> >> February 27, 2014 >> >> >> >> *Press Statement* >> >> >> >> The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) strongly >> condemns the police lathicharge on a group of persons with disabilities who >> were protesting outside the AICC headquarters at 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi. >> >> >> >> These disabled persons were peacefully protesting against the reported >> move of the government to promulgate an ordinance on the Rights of Persons >> with Disabilities. >> >> >> >> It is reported that 15-20 persons have been injured in the lathicharge >> and have been shifted to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. >> >> >> >> The government which is on its way out is not only trying to resort to >> unconstitutional means but is also resorting to brutally suppressing any >> form of dissent. This cannot be tolerated. >> >> >> >> The NPRD as well as many other organisations have written to the >> President urging him not to sign such an ordinance that would legitimize a >> Bill that has not been scrutinized by parliament and gone through the >> democratic process. >> >> >> >> The NPRD calls for the institution of an enquiry to probe into the >> unprovoked lathicharge on peaceful protesters. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *(Muralidharan)* >> >> *Secretary* >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Warm regards > > _________________________________________ > > Dr Satendra Singh, > > *MD, FAIMER, FSS* > > Assistant Professor of Physiology > > | Medical Education Unit <http://medicaleducationunit.yolasite.com/> | > Medical > Humanities > Group<http://medicaleducationunit.yolasite.com/medical-humanities.php> > |Coordinator, Enabling Unit <http://enablingunit.yolasite.com/> | > > University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India > > __._,_.___ > Reply via web > post<https://groups.yahoo.com/group/IDA_CRPD_Forum/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJybTUxczdmBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIyNDE4ODAwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTk1OTg0MgRtc2dJZAMxMDI5OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzOTM1MjEyMzA-?act=reply&messageNum=10299> > Reply > to sender > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5BIDA_CRPD_Forum%5D%20Condemn%20Lathicharge%20on%20Disabled%20Protesters> > Reply > to group > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5BIDA_CRPD_Forum%5D%20Condemn%20Lathicharge%20on%20Disabled%20Protesters> > Start > a New > Topic<https://groups.yahoo.com/group/IDA_CRPD_Forum/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMmhyZW43BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIyNDE4ODAwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTk1OTg0MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzOTM1MjEyMzA-> > Messages > in this > topic<https://groups.yahoo.com/group/IDA_CRPD_Forum/message/10292;_ylc=X3oDMTM3bHZpNXBsBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIyNDE4ODAwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTk1OTg0MgRtc2dJZAMxMDI5OQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzOTM1MjEyMzAEdHBjSWQDMTAyOTI->(3) > Visit Your > Group<https://groups.yahoo.com/group/IDA_CRPD_Forum;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZHVibGNuBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIyNDE4ODAwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTk1OTg0MgRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzOTM1MjEyMzA-> > > - New > Members<https://groups.yahoo.com/group/IDA_CRPD_Forum/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMmczb3M1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIyNDE4ODAwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTk1OTg0MgRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzkzNTIxMjMw?o=6> > 3 > > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<https://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNzlqZDlyBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIyNDE4ODAwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTk1OTg0MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM5MzUyMTIzMA--> > * Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> * > Unsubscribe<[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe>* > Terms > of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > . > > __,_._,___ > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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