Totally. Mr. Pincha, thank you so much. Much appreciated. Best regards,
Srinivasu Chakravarthula Mobile: +91 990 081 0881 Website: http://www.srinivasu.org |http://sgaccessibility.com Follow me on Twitter:http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu Sr. Accessibility Lead at PayPal Founder at Sai Gagan Accessibility Solutions Hon. Joint Secretary at The National Association for the Blind, Karnataka Branch http://about.me/srinivasuc Sent from my iPhone 4S > On 28-Feb-2014, at 14:18, Radha <[email protected]> wrote: > > just a single word of thanks can't express our gratitude chief > commissioner sir. > you really rock! > >> On 2/28/14, Mahesh S. Panicker <[email protected]> wrote: >> This is why they don't want to appoint a disabled to head the proposed >> national Commission!!. >> Bravo, Chief Commissioner!. Proud of the power of your conviction and >> courage, even at the face of the mainstream media blanking out the >> police crackdown and the legitimate protest by the disabled activists. >> >>> On 2/28/14, Poonam <[email protected]> wrote: >>> vow! Mr. chief commissioner! great! >>> >>>> On 2/28/14, SC Vashishth <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> From reliable sources, I have obtained the following letter sent by the >>>> Chief Commissioner- Disabilities to the Hon'ble Prime Minister today >>>> morning in light of the Cabinet Meeting, on the lathicharge and also >>>> move >>>> to bring in an ordinance. Worth reading... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ref.No.01-9/CCD/2011 Dated: 28th February, >>>> 2014 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Respected Prime Minister >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I am the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities appointed by >>>> your >>>> government. I am writing to you because of certain recent developments, >>>> which could cause both national and international embarrassment to the >>>> country and therefore your personal intervention is necessary. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment introduced the Rights to >>>> Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014 in the Rajya Sabha in January. The >>>> Bill >>>> was introduced in fulfilment of our international commitment to bring >>>> the >>>> Indian law in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the >>>> Rights >>>> of Persons with Disabilities which India has since ratified. A large >>>> number >>>> of disability rights activists found the Bill to fail on the CRPD >>>> standard >>>> and consequently the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha referred the Bill to >>>> a >>>> House Committee. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Subsequently, a number of rumours started to float that the government >>>> intends to bring the Bill in the shape of an ordinance, which was >>>> problematic because disability rights is not an unoccupied legislative >>>> field. The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of >>>> Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 already controls the area. If >>>> the >>>> Bill of 2014 is promulgated as Ordinance, it cannot become operable >>>> unless >>>> the Act of 1995 is repealed. The Act of 1995 has empowered a series of >>>> individuals, bodies and authorities to implement the statute; all these >>>> entities would become dysfunctional if the Act of 1995 is repealed but >>>> there would be no time to establish and render functional the new >>>> authorities because an ordinance can remain operable for a maximum >>>> period >>>> of seven and a half months without obtaining parliamentary approval. The >>>> enactment of the Bill through the Ordinance route will obtain no benefit >>>> to >>>> the 13 new impairments, which the Government intends to include in the >>>> Ordinance; but would create an enforcement vacuum even for the >>>> disabilities >>>> already included in the 1995 Act. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have also come to know that the government is not planning to >>>> promulgate >>>> the Disability Bill of 2014 as an Ordinance but is planning to >>>> promulgate >>>> an Ordinance for the limited purpose of amending the Persons with >>>> Disabilities Act of 1995 by including impairments which have been long >>>> excluded from the benefit of the law. This amendment of the definition >>>> of >>>> disability in the Act of 1995 will be supported by the entire disability >>>> community. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> However since no statement has been issued by the government on the >>>> substantive content of the Ordinance that is to be promulgated and the >>>> enactment of Bill as Ordinance would cause irreparable harm to persons >>>> with >>>> disabilities, they have been agitating against the Ordinance in the >>>> length >>>> and breadth of the country. Some of them I am given to understand were >>>> injured in police lathi charge whist agitating outside the AICC and the >>>> Congress Vice-President's office. Whilst the Indian media has not >>>> covered >>>> the occurrence (except The Hindu dated 28.02.2014), it has been widely >>>> covered in the social media and I am receiving innumerable calls and >>>> e-mails from colleagues outside the country as to how a country which >>>> has >>>> ratified the CRPD can so deal with its persons with disabilities. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> In the circumstances, I am writing to urge your office to issue a >>>> statement >>>> that the proposed Ordinance only aims to amend the Act of 1995 and not >>>> to >>>> enact the Disability Rights Bill of 2014. This statement from your >>>> office >>>> will restore peace and assuage the tempers of a highly agitated >>>> community >>>> and also give out a clear message to the international community that >>>> India >>>> is totally sworn to its international commitments. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I am sir, the first person with disability who has been appointed as the >>>> Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and am committed to the >>>> cause both personally and officially. I would be more than willing to >>>> brief >>>> you in person in the matter, if I am granted an appointment. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> With warm regards, >>>> >>>> Yours Sincerely, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ( P .K. Pincha ) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Shri Manmohan Singh >>>> >>>> Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, >>>> >>>> South Block, Raisina Hill, >>>> >>>> *New Delhi - 110 011* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Copy to: Hon'ble Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of >>>> India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Warm regards, >>>> >>>> Subhash Chandra Vashishth >>>> Mobile: +91 (11) 9811125521 >>>> Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. 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AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the >>> mails >>> sent through this mailing list.. >> >> >> -- >> Mahesh S. Panicker >> Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, >> Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar >> New Delhi 110024 >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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