Sharing a couple of incidents: The Convention today (Jan 19) organised by AISA in Delhi Univ for Binayak is a great success with some 500 students from DU, JNU, Jamia. To begin with the univ authorities tried to deny permission, and then ABVP tried to disrupt it but were chased away, and the sheer presence of such large numbers ensured that the programme was held without any further hurdles from any quarter. As I write, it is in full swing.
In Odisha, the day after the Raipur Sessions court verdict came out, the CPI(ML) Liberation there issued a statement against it. The next day, police swarmed into the party state office (Nagbhushan Bhawan, near Bhubaneswar station). When Comrade Khitish Biswal arrived and demanded why they had forced their way into the office, he was asked why a statement had been issued against the verdict! The police were eventually forced to leave without any further action, but it was obvious they sought to intimidate and silence anyone questioning the verdict. Ranjana is right, even to question the verdict or to question draconian laws and speak of the rights of political prisoners etc is 'seditious'... About the 30th prog in Delhi, I am a bit worried as it seems to clash with another march against corruption organised by friendly forces. The strength is bound to be divided for both the events. On 19 January 2011 13:12, Ranjana <[email protected]> wrote: > *The range of support is overwhelming - aur yeh to hona hi thaa! Bas do > baatein...* > ** > *Seminars/mtgs need to also focus on two things central to the issues > around Binayak's arrest:* > *Opposing the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act that Binayak is > avowedly against **and **the absolute right and the dire need to visit > political prisoners who are filling the jails in increasing numbers > without being branded to be Naxalites. Opposing UAPA and all draconian laws > designed to quell dissent need to be made more popular. Binayak's visits to > such prisoners is significant...hai na?* > *It is the quashing of resistance and punishing those who stand up for the > poorest is what the Chhattisgarh state and other states are upto. Bringing > this into our campaigns will radicalise the content of the campaigns and > draw new people in more determining ways. Otherwise, sedition is what we > engage in, in any case. Even these events questioning the sentence itself is > seditious. * > ** > *In solidarity,* > *Ranjana* > ** > ** > ** > > > --- On *Wed, 19/1/11, Kavita Srivastava <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Kavita Srivastava <[email protected]> > Subject: [feministsindia] reminder for 30th protesting binayak sen's > incarceration and the law on sedition > To: "humanrights-movement" <[email protected]>, > "bharat-chintan" <[email protected]>, "f india" < > [email protected]>, "RTF SC" < > [email protected]>, "war" < > [email protected]> > Cc: "Abhay Shukla" <[email protected]>, "narendra531" < > [email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, 19 January, 2011, 12:08 > > > NATIONAL CALL > > 30th January : Martyrs Day : > > Protest Day againt Binayak Sen's incarceration and the law on sedition > > Hum Sab Binayak Sen, Hum Sab Jail Jayenge, > Agar Sach Bolna Rajdroh hai, toh hum Sab Rajdrohi hai" > > We all are Binayak Sen, We all will go to Jail > > IF speaking the truth is seditious then we all have committed the > crime of sedition > > Translation in English and local languages > > Nationwide call demanding the Release of Binayak Sen Now and the > repeal of the IPC sec 124 (A) "sedition" and other security sections > from the IPC along with the anti-democratic laws like the UAPA, CSPSA, > AFSPA. > > The call should be jointly given and endorsed by various Dalit, Women, > Tribal, Workers, Religious Minorities, Farmer, Student, Trade Unions, > Gandhian, left groups, Writers organisations, Sexual Minorities, > Academics, Journalists ad others. > > On the 30th we can have Public Meetings, Rallies and finish it by a > JAIL BHARO act. The slogan being > > Hum Sab Binayak Sen, Hum Sab Jail Jayenge, > Agar Sach Bolna Rajdroh hai, toh hum Sab Rajdrohi hai" > > 2. Organising Seminars on Sedition and Judicial accountability in all > cities between now and before the 30th of January. In Delhi it could > be organised around the 15th of January, 2011. The outcome of this > meeting can be the forming, in every city of a broad based committee > demanding the repeal of the section on sedition. > > Using this case as a peg Seminars and Meetings should focus on > > 1. Use of the sedition law in Binayak's case > 2. Other recent cases national and local > 3. Examining historically the law on sedition and Gandhi a victim of > this section with his views needs to be shared and discussed. > 4. 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