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Vol. XXXIX, No. 3 ISSN-0970-8693 MARCH 2019 Rs. 20 Press Release: 15th February 2019 PUCL Statement Condemning bombing and PUCL Statement Condemning bombing and killing killing of CRPF Personnel in Kashmir (1) of CRPF Personnel in Kashmir From encounters, Yogi Adityanath govt moves to "half- The PUCL strongly condemns the attack on Indian Central Armed Force encounters" as UP cops shoot alleged criminals below in Pulwama, Kashmir, which led to the killing of about 40 CRPF the belt - Rashme Sehgal (4); Big Brother Is Watching personnel. The killings happened in the most brutal and dehumanised You - Sayantan Ghosh (6); Right to Food Campaign's Demands from Political Parties for 2019 General way, with a RDX filled SUV ramming into the Bus which was part of a Elections (10); Relocation of Crocodiles: Green Outfit convoy carrying the army personnel on the Jammu Srinagar highway. sends Legal Notice to CM, Centre (12); Centre's Silence Means Millions May Face Eviction Threat after The resulting blast led to the mutilation, maiming and splintering of Supreme Court Order on Forest Rights Act (12); bodies, causing further disrespect to the dead. We express our Supreme Court Verdict on Forest Rights Act (13); Over 70 Experts Call for US to Stop Interfering in Venezuela condolences to the families of the army personnel who have lost their (14); Thanks to the S.C. for the CBI's Dubious family members. Existence and Nefarious Activities - Prabhakar Sinha (15); Why does a democratic India need more At this moment of grief and mourning, PUCL calls upon the Prime Draconian Laws than the India under the British Rule? Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath (15); PUCL Tamilnadu: Amendment for the Singh, the Army Chief, and all other leaders of political parties, as also Constitution to be taken in the National Conference (16); Appropriating an Icon: RSS Celebrates Netaji the, media and others to respond to the situation with sensitivity and Subhash Chandra Bose - Ram Puniyani (17); SA Bill calmness and not to, in any way, aggravate the situation by giving calls to Draft (19). revenge, reprisals and retribution. Even as we cope with what is said to be one of the most deadly attacks PUCL Rajasthan: *Ensure Safety of All Pakistani on security personnel in Kashmir in the last few decades, PUCL would Prisoners Now* (1); NAPM Press Statement: *Fatal like to point out that decades of violence in the valley, and especially the Attack on CRPF Convoy at Pulwama killing 44 Jawans condemnable* (2); JRL Statement: People, Kashmir spiraling violence in the last three years have not led to any solution; we Leaders Regret Every Killing on its Soil: JRL (3); therefore urge all parties concerned to immediately cease violence as a ''Pulwama Attack: Pakistan India Peoples Forum for Peace means of finding a solution and instead initiate and engage in open and & Democracy Calls for Peace (4); All India Secular Forum Condemnation of the Pulwama Terror Attacks (6); meaningful dialogue involving all the different stake holders in order to Letter to CJI: A prayer to end the injudicious exercise end State and non-state violence and move forward towards a of discretion pertaining to the SLP against the Gauhati High Court verdict on CBI (7); Statement against Threat democratic resolution of the Kashmir conflict. of Imminent Arrest of Prof. Anand Teltumbde (8); Press Ravi Kiran Jain, National President, PUCL; V. Suresh, National Conference: Draconian Laws, State Impunity and the General Secretary, PUCL q Illegal Arrests (18); Press Release: Socialist Party's Salute to George Fernandes (19). PUCL Rajasthan: Annual Subscription: PUCL Bulletin Press Release: Jaipur, 20th February, 2018 (w.e.f. January 01, 2017) INDIA PUCL Members Rs. 200 *Ensure Safety of All Pakistani Prisoners Now* Non-Members Rs. 240 *Suspend the Jail Staff and Authorities as Instructed by the NHRC* Libraries, Institutions Rs. 300 *Stop the Hate Environment which is being facilitated in the Context OVERSEAS PUCL Members US$50 of the Pulwama Incident.* Non-Members US$100 The PUCL condemns the stoning to death of the Pakistani prisoner Shakir- Libraries, Institutions US$120 Ullah alias Mohammed Hanif, Son of Sube Khan alias Amar Singh Gill, who was booked in case number 23/10 and serving a life sentence since 2011. At present there are more than 17 Pakistani prisoners lodged in various jails of the State, including 6 in Jaipur, 2 in Jodhpur, 5 in Bikaner, 1 Kota and 3 SriGanganagar Central Jails. This incident has happened as a part of the collapsing of the rule of law in the State and the country. First with lynchings in the name of the cow, killing 442 PUCL BULLETIN, MARCH 2019 1 Muslim farmers, then terrorizing and Country. We have seen the use of the shows the extent to which the hate intimidating Kashmiri students and draconian laws like Sedition and environment has penetrated even workers and now a Pakistani Cyber terrorism against Kashmiris through the walls of the prison. Prisoner in Jaipur is killed as a and other Muslims in the state, for so We demand of the political culmination of the increasing hate called anti national acts, which were leadership led by the Sh. Ashok environment. The most recent trigger comments on social media, in the Gehlot, CM Rajasthan to ensure being the backdrop of the Pulwama recent times. safety and security of all the incident after the killing of over 40 We also saw the Bikaner District prisoners at all costs and particularly Indian Security Forces by a Jaish -e' Collector, issue a bizarre order of not the vulnerable ones like the Pakistani Mohammed fidayeen . Since the 15th allowing Pakistanis to stay in the and Kashmiri Prisoner who can of February, the State and the rest of district, as if it was war time with become the victim of aggression and the country are seeing the Pakistan, sending a chilling message fights in the prison unstoppable incidents of terrorizing to several Pakistani Hindu migrants, We demand: of the Kashmiris. In Jaipur we saw the who still carry their Pakistani • Strict action and suspension of the facilitation of aggression inside Passports and are waiting to be concerned jail staff and the jail college campuses, on the streets granted citizenship. The others superintendent, and lodging of including rallies of little children and affected are those who are here due t h e F I R s a g a i n s t t h e young men, shouting slogans like to marriages on both sides. Where culprits.asstated in the NHRC Pakistan Murdabad and other such are the visas being granted that guidelines. v e n o m o u s s l o g a n s a g a i n s t brought in hordes of Pakistanis as • T h e G O R a n d G O I t h e Kashmiris, along with social media tourists. This order is also a part of the transportation of the body of the driving the high pitched attack. And hate narrative. deceased with dignity, back to his the fuelling of this hate environment And of course we were shocked that family. by the political leadership at the at the behest of the Karni Sena the • Decent compensation to the highest level in the country. All this Jawahar Kala Kendra Director family of the prisoner. has surcharged the atmosphere with prevented a play from being · Lastly, the GOI must ensure the hate and tension in the city. performed at the Navras theatre safety of all Kashmiri and As a result of this we are seeing festival as in a conversation had a Pakistani prisoners in the rest of everyday the huge exodus of statement against the Indian Army the Jails of the State. Kashmiri students and workers and which was not even the message of Kavita Srivastava, President; traders back to the Kashmir part of the play, “Patharbaaz”. Anant Bhatnagar, General the J & K from several cities of In this context, the killing of the Secretary – Rajasthan PUCL q Rajasthan and the rest of the Pakistani prisoner inside the jail NAPM Press Statement: 15th February 2018: *Fatal Attack on CRPF Convoy at Pulwama killing 44 Jawans Condemnable* *Military and Militant Violence must end and give way to democratic aspirations of people of Kashmir* Deeply pained at the loss of 44 political parties, media and other noted that the role of the state of human lives, NAPM condemns the sections of society would respond Pakistan in planning and facilitating militant car-bomb attack on the with maturity and sensitivity, attacks of such scale and intensity CRPF convoy in Pulwama refraining from any retributive cannot be ignored and this calls for yesterday, expresses its sincere statements or actions that would more political, economic and condolences to each of the families jeopardize peace and justice diplomatic pressure on Pakistan to of the CRPF personnel who were intiatives. We warn the Govt of prevent such attacks. killed and hopes for early and India and 'powers-that-be', against The 'Kashmir' question is complete recovery of those injured using this tragic incident for their undeniably a socio-political in the attack. We know that no own ulterior political designs at the problem caused and exacerbated a m o u n t o f ' m o n e t a r y cost of justice and peace to the by decades of insincere and compensation' can do justice for deceased jawans and people of ineffective policies and politics at this loss of lives, which is also the Kashmir in particular and India at the Centre and state, massive result of the gross failure of the large.