I Endorse Anil Tharayath Varghese, Development Professional, Delhi
On Jan 28, 2:43 pm, johnson c joseph <[email protected]> wrote: > I endorse > Johnson Joseph > KOCHI, > > On 28/01/2010, venukm <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Endorsing the petition > > K M Venugopalan, > > (Writer) > > Kerala > > > On Jan 26, 6:35 pm, Rohit Shetti <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello all, > > >> TN Activist Piyush Sethia was arrested today in Salem and charged with > >> sedition against the state before the commencement of a peaceful cycle > >> rally > >> across Tamil Nadu to bring about awareness of the State and central > >> Governments war and atrocities against tribals in Chattisgarh. > > >> The rally in Tamil Nadu was of particular significance since it passed > >> through Home Minister P. Chidambaram's constituency - Sivangangai. > > >> However, even before a single pamphlet was distributed, the arrest was > >> made > >> and charges of sedition under section 124A have been filed. The pamphlet > >> containing 'seditious' material asks why the State is denying the > >> guarantees > >> under the Constitution by the Republic of India to adivasis, and why the > >> State Government has refused to obey the Supreme Court order directing > >> them > >> to rehabilitate the 644 evicted villages, and their 3 lac residents. The > >> pamphlet ends by stating that we won't remain silent and will take a cycle > >> rally through the villages of Tamilnadu to build public opinion (hardly a > >> non-democratic means). > > >> Lawyers and friends are helping out, but a condemnation of the State's > >> high-handedness and the atrocious attempt to curb freedom of speech is > >> definitely called for. > > >> *Please endorse the draft statement below in your personal and > >> organizational capacities, so that the statement along with the names of > >> the > >> endorsers can be sent to Commissioner of Police, Salem City, Tamilnadu: > >> Phone/Fax: +91 (0)427 2410217* > > >> Please also use your channels and contacts to write opinion pieces, > >> articles > >> in defence of free speech, etc in all forms of print and electronic media, > >> discussion forums. > > >> Contact for more information: Campaign for Justice and Peace. 14A, 5th > >> Avenue, Besant Nagar, Chennai 600 090, Phone: 9443248582 > > >> *DRAFT STATEMENT FOR ENDORSEMENT:* > >> ** > >> *We have a Right to Dissent and We will uphold it > >> * > >> ** > >> *Shame on Tamilnadu Police for Quashing Free Speech > >> * > > >> Piyush (Sethia) Manush, a human rights and environmental justice defender > >> from Salem, was arrested today and charged with Sedition. His “crime”: To > >> attempt to circulate a pamphlet, in his capacity of a representative of a > >> much-wider Campaign for Peace and Dignity at a Republic Day function in > >> Salem. The pamphlet expresses outrage at the Central and State > >> Government-sponsored atrocities against adivasi people in Dantewada, > >> Chattisgarh. It questions the State-Corporate collusion to violently evict > >> adivasis from their homeland, and asks why the state is acting in contempt > >> of the Supreme Court order directing the Governments to facilitate the > >> return of more than 300,000 adivasis to their 644 home villages in > >> Chattisgarh. > > >> By charging Piyush for sedition under the IPC, the Tamilnadu Police and > >> Tamilnadu Government has exposed their ignorance of the law, and > >> disrespect > >> and disregard for the Constitution of India that guarantees to every > >> citizen > >> the right to free speech and expression. It is an irony and a sign of our > >> times in that this arbitrary curb on free speech should happen on the 26th > >> of January, the day our Constitution came into effect. > > >> Campaign for Justice and Peace's pamphlets announced that people will > >> undertake a cycle yatra across Tamilnadu to highlight the Indian and > >> Chattisgarh government’s brutal and inhuman treatment of the adivasis. > >> Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and other parts of central and east India > >> have been long subjected to plunder by Indian and International > >> corporations. The indigenous people have suffered heavily, losing their > >> lands, livelihoods and lives because they resist this invasion. There is > >> absolute lawlessness and blatant violations of human rights. Journalist > >> and > >> common citizens are intimidated and barred from entering these areas lest > >> the word spreads and the truth be revealed. Even peaceful gatherings are > >> targeted by State police, para military forces, and state sponsored and > >> state-armed militia such as the Salwa Judum. Leaders and others are > >> threatened so that there is no voice of dissent. With Home Minister > >> P.Chidambaram's Operation “Green Hunt” which is styled along the recent > >> genocide sponsored by the Sri Lankan Government, the situation in > >> Chattisgarh has worsened. The present act of Tamilnadu Government shows > >> that > >> no challenge to the nexus between corporations and the State will be > >> tolerated, and that the State is prepared to even violate the constitution > >> to curb any criticism against its actions. It also marks the generalized > >> war > >> against free speech and dissent launched by the present governing elite in > >> New Delhi and Chennai. > > >> We, the people of this country, resolve not be quelled by this > >> intimidation. > >> We resolve to keep our voices of dissent and resistance loud and clear. We > >> stand with our comrade Piyush in this struggle for a democratic and free > >> India where justice and peace can reign. We call upon all the freedom > >> loving > >> people of this country to join us in this struggle. 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