I/III. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/lawyers-disrupt-sc-proceedings-on-court-violence-shout-vande-mataram/story-tM8hKWHGNzB4qsv6x8Av9H.html
JNU row: Another scuffle at Patiala House, lawyers beat up journalists HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Updated: Feb 17, 2016 14:56 IST Snipped II/III. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jnu-delhi-police-kanhaiya-kumar-patiala-house-court-india-news/ LIVE: Kanhaiya Kumar beaten up by lawyers at Patiala House Court, sent to 14 days of judicial custody The Supreme Court summoned Delhi Police counsel again after reports of fresh 'violence' at Patiala House court. The court also appointed a five-member team to visit the court and report back to it. Snipped III. http://scroll.in/latest/803722/top-academics-including-noam-chomsky-judith-butler-condemn-centres-action-at-jnu VOICING DISSENT Top academics including Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler condemn Centre’s action at JNU In two separate solidarity statements, hundreds of intellectuals from around the world have decried what they call the 'authoritarian menace generated by the present Indian government'. Scroll Staff · Today · 10:54 am · World Members of the Indian and international academic community have come together in solidarity with the students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University and condemned the Centre’s actions against them. Two separate statements are being circulated, with their lists of signatories including some of the biggest names in Western academia, including Noam Chomsky, Orhan Pamuk, Judith Butler, Arjun Appadurai, Partha Chatterjee and Homi Bhabha. The statements decry the police action against the students as being illegal, and state that the university should be autonomous as “a non-militarised space for freedom of thought and expression.” The statements criticise the sedition charge brought against JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar, saying he was arrested without any evidence of wrongdoing. All the protests on campus have been peaceful, they said, and the law stipulates the necessity of a call to violence. They go on to add that the Centre’s action betrays “the culture of authoritarian menace that the present government in India has generated.” The academics also state that “an open, tolerant, and democratic society is inextricably linked to critical thought and expression cultivated by universities in India and abroad.” The full texts of the two statements can be read here [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jnu-events-signal-culture-of-authoritarian-menace/article8245492.ece?homepage=true] and here [http://kafila.org/2016/02/15/solidarity-statement-by-jnu-alumni-and-international-academic-community/]. Sukla -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
