Monday, June 23, 2014

Anti-Emergency Day

PUCL, C.F.D., JANHASTAKSSHEP,
THE AMIYA & B.G.RAO FOUNDATION

ANTI- EMERGENCY DAY :  26TH JUNE:
                     NEW DANGERS
Dear friends,
 Every year we observe 25th /26th June as Anti-Emergency Day to  remember those dark days when internal emergency was imposed in the country on the mid-night of 25th/26th June 1975 which continued for 19 months.  Fundamental rights were suspended, press was gagged, voice of dissent throttled and more than one lakh opposition leaders and  critics were detained without trial. Dictatorship was in full swing. Supreme Court, the highest seat of justice,  ruled  that even if a policeman  shot dead  a citizen without any cause - or even  with malafide  intention, the victim had no avenue of redress.         
        On this day we also take stock of the prevailing  situation to  see as to what extent human rights are secure and what should be done to check the growing  authoritarian tendencies in the governmental set up. At present the attack on the rights of the minorities, dalits, tribals, human right activists and other people’s rights organizations are on increase in spite of the change of the government at the Centre. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act i.e. UAPA  was amended last year to include threat to ‘economic security’ within the definition of the ‘terrorist act’  and  thereafter  the I.B. has dutifully  brought out a report listing organizations which are posing threats to the ‘economy ’ of India. Around 150 Maruti workers still languish in jail for the last two and half years which basically is a labour-management dispute in which around 2500 workers were rendered jobless and their families on starvation. News of large scale retrenchments are pouring in. Such instances are only tip of the iceberg. 

          Public Meeting at 5.30 PM, Thursday, 26th June, 2014
          Venue :  Gandhi Peace Foundation, 223, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg,
          New Delhi-110002

Speakers include Justice Rajinder Sachar(Retd.), Shri Kuldip Nayar, Shri Ravikiran Jain, Dr.Aparna, Shri Ashok Panda, Ish Mishra & others.

               All are welcome to Participate

P.U.C.L., Citizens For Democracy, Janhastkshep,
The Amiya & B.G.Rao Foundation
(M) 9811099532,   27850073

2 comments:

  1. अघोषित इमरजैंसी का क्या होगा ? जो कुछ खास आदमियों ने आम आदमियों पर कसी हुई है :)

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    1. अघोषित इमर्जेंसी घोषित से ज्यादा खतरनाक है

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