Dear Danish Let me summarise (for the nth time) our rules for journos like yourself / Mr Mandhare etc.
1) No circulation of contact details like mobiles nos. etc. 2) No fishing for leads / stories / quotes etc from members. 3) Strict focus of messages on RTI issues, particularly interpretation of the RTI Act and decisions / affairs of the Information Commissions - especially the Central Information Commission. Insofar as "Naxalism" is concerning, its your loss not mine. Personally I find it offensive when people use the term associated with a failed advance people's local movement of 1968 as a stereotyped description for age-old class struggles in corrupt societies. Why for example do you not refer to it as say "Titumirism" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titumir] from the same general area as Naxalbari as your descriptor ? Are you prepared to discuss "Titumirism" if not "Naxalism" :-) ? The article you linked to in your (relatively unknown) magazine asked a rhetorical question concerning "no quarter" for Naxalites and trivialised it by equating it to a request for a Govt quarter in Delhi. I'm sure that the educated journos I usually interact with, know very well that "no quarter" is a term used to in a warlike situation as roughly meaning "we cannot quarter (house / provide for) you after your defeat, so this is a fight to the finish". Of course we all know that this is mere bluster / bluff on the part of a weak and rotten State lip-sync'ed by the puppet head of one of the most corrupt Governments we have ever had, and nobody takes such statements at face value. Finally, on the question of 1/3rd of India being "Naxal" (to use your term) dominated, do you include movements like say Kashmir "jihadis", Naga "separatists", Bodo "rebels" etc as Naxals ? Sarbajit --- In [email protected], Danish Raza <dan...@...> wrote: > > Dear Sarabjit, > > thanks for your mail. will go through the group rules and stop the posts if > in violation. as for the naxalite/naxalism problem goes, my magazine and I > can do without your wisdom. > thanks > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:25 PM, Danish Raza <dan...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: sarbajit roy <mail.sarbajit...@...> > > Date: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 4:50 PM > > Subject: Re: [rti_india] Fwd: It occurred to me this morning.... > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > Dear Mr Raza > > > > Firstly, if you persist in posting such messages to the group, you shall be > > booted out as being in violation of our group rules. > > > > Secondly, you / your magazine quite evidently have no idea of what a > > Naxalite / Naxalism is, and it is factually incorrect to publish that 1/3rd > > of the country is under their boot > > > > Sarbajit > > Group Moderator > > > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 4:02 AM, Danish Raza <dan...@...>wrote: > > > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: danish raza <danishraza2...@...> > >> Date: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 4:30 PM > >> Subject: Fwd: It occurred to me this morning.... > >> To: dan...@... > >> > >> > >> *When the Prime Minister said emphatically that "no quarter will be > >> given" to the Naxalites what did he really mean? With one-third of the > >> country already under their boot, they are not going to apply (in > >> triplicate > >> and through proper channel) for the Central Government's dingy Type 3 > >> quarter in Moti Bagh, are they? So which quarter are we denying them? > >> *http://governancenow.com/news/regular-story/it-occurred-me-morning-5 > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Danish Raza (Ph- 9899747422), > > > > Principal Correspondent, GOVERNANCE NOW > > 24A, Ground Floor, Mindmill Corporate Tower, Filmcity, > > Sec 16-A, Noida- 201301 > > > > > > -- > Danish Raza (Ph- 9899747422), > > Principal Correspondent, GOVERNANCE NOW > 24A, Ground Floor, Mindmill Corporate Tower, Filmcity, > Sec 16-A, Noida- 201301 >
