CITIZENS' INITIATIVE FOR PEACE Press Statement September 18, 2010
CIP calls upon citizens to remain extra vigilant The Citizens’ Initiative for Peace (CIP), Mumbai – a coalition of a number of local NGOs, voluntary organisations and concerned individuals – expresses its serious concern at the gradual building up of tensions over the impending judgement by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on the coming September 24th as regards the Babri Masjid / Ram Janambhoomi dispute – the six decades old concerned title suit, to be more specific. In this connection it urges the state government of Maharashtra to take all necessary preemptive measures to ensure that there is no breach of peace in the wake of the delivery of the judgement. It also urges the disputing parties not to violently respond to any adverse verdict nor provocatively celebrate a favourable one. One is of course free to take due legal recourse in case one is not satisfied with the judgement. But it would be highly unfortunate if one tries to disturb social peace by using the court verdict as a too convenient peg. Finally, the CIP calls upon the common citizenry to remain extra vigilant and refuse to be provoked by sinister forces if they try to trigger hatred and violence and thereby cause damage to life, property, social tranquility and our customary way of life. It is time to recall that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty and act accordingly. Signed, (Avinash Kadam) (Jatin Desai) (Madhav Menon) (Salil Ramchandra) (Sarita Ramamoorthy) (Shahzad Rasheed) (Soheb Lokhandwala) & (Sukla Sen) -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
