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Resist Anti-Scientific Temper Forces We the scientist, rationalists, educators and intellectuals of the country learnt with shock and anger the brutal and inhuman murder of Dr Narandra Dabholkar. This murder is part of the series of attacks that have been perpetrated by anti scientific temper forces in the country. The attacks on artists, intellectuals and rationalists, all over the country, have increased exponentially. Dr Dabholkar, a legendry figure in Maharashtra had contributed significantly to spreading scientific temper and sprit of enquiry. We strongly feel that it is duty of every citizen in the country to unequivocally condemn his murder. His noteworthy, untiring and courageous contribution in framing the ‘anti-superstition and black magic bill’, that is pending before the Maharashtra Assembly speaks volumes about his attitude towards fulfilling the constitutional duty. His murder is an attack on the fundamentals of our constitution. The atmosphere of intolerance and anti-science attitude is sweeping the Indian sub-continent. It is created bythose vested interests, which benefit from spreading myths and superstitions. There is a deliberate plot to push our society towards fanaticism. On March 13, 1958, Pt. Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India placed ‘Scientific Policy Resolution’ before the Parliament of the country and read the entire document and had hoped that science ‘has provided new tools of thought’ which will ‘expand the mental horizon’. He had also hoped that science will influence the basic values of life and give the Indian civilization and new vitality and a new dynamism. The opposition had demanded a discussion; every speaker endorsed the resolution and raised concerns to strengthen it. The debate is a witness to the commitment that our parliamentarians of the timetha they had towards eradicating myths and superstitions from our society. They had also recognised how difficult the task was. Today we have come a long way, instead of debating and endorsing a bill that calls for eradication of superstitions,a person who pushes it in the assembly is killed in broaddaylight. The who killed Dr Dabholkar are scared of who hold rationality, independent thinking, questioning, scepticism, high. India, which has a long tradition of scepticism, humanism and sprit of enquiry, is facing a situation where anti-scientific temper forces apparently loom large. We call upon all those who stand by the constitution to rise and rededicate ourselves to spreading scientific temper. We demand: The perpetrators of this ghastly act should be immediately arrested, brought to the book and punished as per law of the land. The anti-superstition and black magic bill should be passed immediately by Maharashtra Assembly. A similar bill should be drafted, discussed and passed by the parliament of the country. Gauhar Raza, Dinesh Abrol, Amitabh Pandey, Prof. IrfanHabib, Dr Subodh Mahanti, Dr TV Venkateswaran, DrSurjit Singh -- Gauhar Raza Head Science Communication through Multi-Media National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources Dr KS Krishnan Marg New Delhi +91 9810358179 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights 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 email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
