Agreed! Also, it is time the Department of Disability Affairs also takes on board people with disability to ensure meaningful plans and transparency an urgency in implementation.
-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mahesh S. Panicker Sent: 01 March 2014 13:16 To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled. Subject: Re: [AI] Chief Commissioner Disabilities writes to the Prime Minister on Lathicharge at AICC HQs & RPD Bill Ordinance The demand that the CCPD or the proposed equivalent should be headed by a disabled and for majority representation of the disabled in these bodies should be an absolute non-negotiable when the bill gets taken up. On 3/1/14, HARSHVARDHAN SINGH NEGI <[email protected]> wrote: > We must thank to Chief commisioner. Exactly Same thing in my mind that why > Govt did not aggree to appoint disable for the chief post. > Thanks > HS Negi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Radha" <[email protected]> > To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerningthe disabled." <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 2:18 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Chief Commissioner Disabilities writes to the Prime > Minister on Lathicharge at AICC HQs & RPD Bill Ordinance > > >> 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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