I endorse this statement. (K M Venugopalan) On Apr 13, 4:38 pm, Mahtab Alam <[email protected]> wrote: > *In Solidarity with Arundhoti Roy, Statement by Concern Citizens*** > > * * > > We the under signed, condemn the conspiracy under way to maligning and > stigmatizing human rights activist such as Ms Arundhati Roy,who have > questioned the Chhattisgarh Government and Police role in areas of Maoist > Violence. > > The allegations and complaint reportedly made by the Chhattisgarh based > ‘social worker’, Mr. Vishvajit Mitra, demanding legal action against Ms. > Arundhoti Roy for her alleged role of ‘glorifying’ Maoist and ‘ridiculing’ > Indian judiciary in one such instance silencing voices reason and > constitutional rights. > > We deplore the manner in which Chhattisgah Police have moved on this > complaint to target Ms. Roy. Ms. Roy has every right to express her opinion > as citizen of the country under the article 19 of the Indian Constitution. > She has expressed her self forcefully and compassionately on the plight of > the common man/women in their desperate pursuit of life of human dignity. > > The Chhattisgarh Government open it self to ridicule by invoking draconian > law Chhattisgarh State Public Safety Act. The controversial law has been > questioned for violating basic human rights guaranteed not only in the > Constitution of India but also in the UN Covenants and Conventions to which > India has signed. > > Such actions only exposes ulterior motives of wasted political interest and > government agencies who have committed themselves a military solution to > issues which need political and developmental solutions. > > *In Solidarity,* > > Dr. John Dayal, member National Integration Council, Govt. of India > > Sunila Singh, Women’ Rights Activist, Delhi > > Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, PVCHR > > Henri T, Executive Director, People’s Watch > > Mahtab Alam, Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) > > Neelam Chaturwedi, National Alliance of Women (NAWO) > > Mohd. Moosa Azmi, Asian Bridge India, Varanasi > > -- > MD. MAHTAB ALAM > [email protected] > Phone:+ 91-9811209345
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