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Amnesty Has Not Indulged In Anti-National Activities: Karnataka Home Minister Bengaluru | Press Trust of India | Updated: August 20, 2016 21:27 IST Kashmir debate was organised by Amnesty India at United Theological College in Bengaluru. BENGALURU: Amnesty India has never involved itself in any kind of anti-national activities, Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said today. The clean chit comes even as the organisation faces sedition charges over an event where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised. "Amnesty International is not new to Bengaluru; this organisation has been functioning here for a long time. I don't know nor I have heard in the past about it (Amnesty) or anyone from it involving in any anti-national activities," he said. "They (Amnesty) had organised a programme about Army's excesses in Kashmir. They had called a few families (from Kashmir) to console them and give them some sort of mental support, in which certain incidents took place about which an FIR has been registered," he said. Amnesty International had organised an event as part of a campaign to seek justice for "victims of human rights violations" in Jammu and Kashmir last Saturday that took an ugly turn with heated exchanges and alleged raising anti-India slogans. ABVP activists had submitted a CD of the event after filing a complaint with police, who have registered an FIR against Amnesty International, including on sedition charge. IPC sections-- 142 (being member of an unlawful assembly), 143 (whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) have been invoked against Amnesty. Criticising BJP and ABVP for holding protests, Mr Parameshwara said now that an FIR had been registered, ABVP were holding protests on the streets. "What is your culture? What are you trying to do? What kind of society are you trying to build?" "They (protesters) are students, they are not aware of anything, those who had gone for classes are being brought forcefully (to protest), this is BJP's culture," he added. ABVP activists have been staging protests, demanding the arrest of those who allegedly raised anti-India and anti-Army slogans at the event organised by Amnesty International India. During one such protest in front of Amnesty International India office here yesterday, police resorted to a mild lathi charge during which a few students were injured. ABVP today intensified its agitation by launching a day-night protest here. Several state BJP leaders and party's women's wing also staged a protest here condemning police action against ABVP activists and demanding arrest of those involved in alleged anti-Army sloganeering. II. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/centre-denounces-karnataka-s-clean-chit-to-amnesty-india-116082100634_1.html Centre denounces Karnataka's clean chit to Amnesty India ANI | Bengaluru (Karnataka) August 21, 2016 Last Updated at 20:25 IST Union Minister Ananth Kumar on Sunday hits out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government for giving Amnesty International India a clean chit, saying it is the constitutional duty of the state dispensation to book cases of sedition against not only Amnesty India, but also against its office bearers and participants, who raised anti-India slogans. Kumar said the Karnataka Government should book the guilty and prosecute them. "My basic question to Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara is why they are interpreting sedition, it is their constitutional duty to register cases of sedition against not only against Amnesty India, but also against its office bearers and participants, who raised anti-India slogans," said the BJP leader. "They should book them immediately and take appropriate action," he added. Kumar urged Siddaramaiah to stop atrocities on ABVP protesters and take action against erring police officials who acted roughly with the protesting students. "ABVP is a patriotic student organisation, and has been raising these issues by undertaking a peaceful agitation, but they are facing the wrath of the state government. This is unacceptable. The police are manhandling our students. The state government should take action against erring police officers," said Kumar. Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara had yesterday said Amnesty International was not wrong in organising the event and that did not amount to sedition. On August 14, an event was organised by Amnesty International called 'Broken Families', where Kashmiri Pandits and Kashmiri Muslims shared their Jammu and Kashmir experience. Anti-national slogans were allegedly raised during the event, since then the ABVP has been staging protests demanding the arrest of organisers and people who raised anti-national slogans. The police are still investigating the case. (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) -- 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.
