My sincere apologies for not being there with all of
you due to personal medical reasons . The attack on a peaceful
demonstration is evidence of the increasing fascist approach of the
institutions of the State in many regions of the country to peaceful
protests , whereas criminals who violate the law in major political
formations and those who finance them are given State
protection at the cost of the public exchequer including those
attacking migrants and minorities among others , a Gandhian protest
is violently dealt with with satygrahis being dragged and violently
dealth with .
I shall be there in the next demonstration on the issue.
Once again my sincere apologies for being absent .
In solidarity,
Niloufer Bhagwat
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From: "Kamayani" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 11:39 PM
Subject: [humanrights-movement:3726] Press Release- Assault and
detentionofpeaceful demontrsators
The Committee for the Release of Binayak Sen, Mumbai unequivocally
condemns the brutal and undemocratic police action against students
and human rights activists holding a peaceful demonstration at
Churchgate, and sitting in a collective at The Oval Maidan,
Churchgate.
The demonstration was against the manifestly unjust decision of the
Chhattisgarh High Court prolonging the incarceration of Dr. Binayak
Sen, an internationally reknowned physician facing the persecution of
the State, because he spoke up for the oppressed and Adivasis.
Daniel Mazgaonkar, a septuagenarian Gandhian activist, along with
others- mostly college professors and students, were jostled and
dragged away to Azad Maidan police station.
Kamayani Bali Mahabal, a lawyer and human rights activist, was
brutally assaulted by the police and dragged to Colaba Police Station,
along with student bystanders who protested against such
high-handedness. Her crime- standing at Kala Ghoda silently with a
poster proclaiming peace and justice!
If, in a "democracy", the law and its guardians act with such impunity
in throttling every voice of public dissent, then very "democracy" and
civil liberties and human rights are in grave peril.
- Committee For Release of Binayak Sen, Mumbai
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