So now after meeting the 'super Prime Minister' Possibilities are high that in the Febuary first fortnight RPD will be in the front pages... And probability is also high AI Convention will take place after the enactment... But as Kamalnath's press confrence details goes, only graft bill and vote on account that's it from UPA II! All in all, Feb will be a month to watch keenly. http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/disability-rights-groups-meet-sonia-she-promises-to-push-bill-in-house/ Summary During the meeting, the eight-member DRG-NPRD delegation emphasised the need for the Bill to be introduced in Parliament.
A delegation of the Disabled Rights Group (DRG) and the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday to make a concerted push for the introduction and passage of the Disability Rights Bill when Parliament is re-convened in February. During the meeting, the eight-member DRG-NPRD delegation emphasised that while the process of drafting the new law began well over four years, and various stages had been gone through, the Bill is yet to be introduced in Parliament. In response, Sonia Gandhi assured the delegation of her party’s full support and said she would personally take up the matter with the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kamal Nath so that the enactment of the Bill is prioritised on the agenda when Parliament reconvenes next month. The members of the delegation which called upon Sonia Gandhi were Javed Abidi (Convener, DRG), Muralidharan (Secretary, NPRD), Merry Barua (Action for Autism), Syamala Gidugu (AADI), Neelam Jolly (VISHWAS), Radhika Alkazi (Aarth-Aastha), George Abraham (Score) and Zorin Singha and A S Narayanan (National Association for the Deaf). The DRG and the NPRD, in an attempt to build political will for the passage of the Bill, have already met Vice President Hamid Ansari, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley. All these leaders have assured support for speedy enactment of the disability rights legislation. -- Avinash Shahi M.Phil Research Scholar Centre for The Study of Law and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi India Time to meet up again! Register for AccessIndia Convention 2014: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
