JFA demands stern action against Dabholkar assassin Guwahati: Journalist Forum Assam (JFA) has expressed utter dismay at the assassination of Dr Narendra Dabholkar, a Maharashtra based editor and social reformer, by unidentified gunmen and demanded the authority to nab the culprits for exemplary punishments. Well-known rationalist of the country, Dabholkar, 70, who was the editor of a Marathi weekly titled Sadhana was shot dead in Pune on Tuesday morning reportedly by two motorcycle borne youths while he walking nearby the Omkareshwar temple. After shooting him at point blank range, the gunmen escaped. A relentless campaigner against the superstition and black magic in various sections of Indian society, Dabholkar also founded Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti (Committee for eradication of blind faith) and he single handedly fought for a law against such practices. The JFA, in a statement issued by its president Rupam Barua and secretary Nava Thakuria, pointed out that the assassination of Dabholkar is another example of ongoing attacks on the democratic spirit of India. The Assam based media persons’ forum has strongly urged the Maharashtra government to enact an anti-superstition and black magic law with an aim to honor the great reformer, who propagated scientific thoughts based on rationalism among the common people. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
