- *Demand from Chief Election Commissioner: the BJP's de-registration * -
*Demand from Union Home Minister & Chief Minister, UP: Criminal prosecution of BJP leaders * *http://www.petitiononline.com/bjpcd123/petition.html* Dear Friends, Since yesterday, IBN 7 has been continuously telecasting a detailed expose on how CDs are being distributed by the BJP to gather votes in UP. The contents of the CDs, intended to generate hatred against Muslims in order to gather Hindu votes in the Assembly polls in UP are absolutely shocking to say the least. -- Throughout its continuing telecast since yesterday, IBN 7 has repeatedly said the contents of the CD are so vicious that the channel is holding back the audio contents out of fear that it could instigate Hindu-Muslim violence in the country. Therefore, IBN has restricted itself to only showing images of BJP leaders and others who figure in the CDs. -- The BJP leadership's first attempt was to pretend that it had no knowledge of what the CDs contained. But the producer of the programme and the dialogue writer have been shown telling IBN 7 that the CDs were seen and cleared by none less than BJP President, Rajnath Singh and top BJP leader from UP, Lalji Tandon, among others, before their release. The CDs were released at a formal press conference by Tandon in Lucknow on Tuesday. -- The malicious act of the BJP leadership is a Constitutional and criminal offense (inciting hatred against any community). It is also a serious Electoral Offence, under the provisions of the Representation of Peoples Act. -- Caught in its ugly act to collect voted over dead bodies, the BJP has quickly apologized, saying it was withdrawing the cassettes. But is a sorry enough to condone what is nothing short of a criminal plot for inciting hatred and mass murder? -- The Chief Election Commissioner taken very serious note of this attempt to divide the nation simply to reap a rich electoral harvest. But the issue is far too serious for citizens to leave this matter to the Chief Election Commissioner. -- let us send protest letters, telegrams or e-mails, NOW, demanding as peace loving citizens of this country, the immediate de-registration of the BJP as a political party and disqualification of every BJP candidate from participating in the coming Assembly elections in UP. Thank you. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "I may disagree of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -Voltaire +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SAVAD RAHMAN Correspondent,MADHYAMAM daily, 601,INS Buildings, Rafi Marg,New Delhi -110001 india cell:(91)-9910938123 23737626,23321014 FAX: 2373 7626 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ greenyouth mailinglist is the activist support mailinglist for kerala run by Global Alternate Information Applications (GAIA) To post to this group, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
