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Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations ¡ ¢£ ¤ ¥¦1¥ Fo¤ §¤¨ ©a ¡¨¤¡e a ¨ o o Se o ¤¨£e ¨ o 15 In Memory of Purushottam’s 12th APCLC remembering the martyr’s of APCLC have condemned the attacks against activists Anniversary of Martyrdom and emphasized the need of constructive and In memory of Purushottam’s 12th anniversary of martyrdom, a daylong seminar on collective right’s movements to meet the “Telangana Statehood Movement – State Violence’ was conducted by APCLC on aspirations of the people. R. Rajanandam, State 24.11.2012 at Press Club, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad activists from all over the state, Joint Secretary, APCLC remembering representatives of various organizations and others attended in large numbers. The Purushottam has spoke about Purushootam’s daylong seminar was held into two sessions. The first session started at 10:30AM on way of dealing of trivial and sensitive issues topic ‘Telangana Statehood Movement – Rights Movement’ presided by V. Raghunath, pertains to all sections of people. Later, detailed State Joint Secretary, APCLC. In the inaugural speech, Prof. Seshaiah, State President, reports on repression and oppression that prevailed in the districts of Telangana were presented by the district representatives of APCLC followed by lunch break. The topic for post lunch session was ‘State Violence on Telangana People’s Movement’, it was presided by B. Tirumal Rao, State Vice President, APCLC. The speakers to the session were Prof. Kodandaram, Convenor, (Continued in page 2) Telangana Political JAC, Gaddar, Revolutionery Poet and Singer, Prof. Seshaiah, President APCLC, Nalamasu Kishna, State Secretary, Telangana Praja Front and Chiluka Chandrasekhar, State Secretary, APCLC. Professor Kodandaram, Convenor, ( ! ( ! ( ! State Delegate Conference of Association for Democratic Rights A Report The 12th State Delegate Conference of AFDR was held on 17-18 November, 2012 at Aggarwal Dharmshala, Barnala. The Conference began with a welcome address by Prof. Jagmohan Singh, General Secretary, in which he welcomed about 250 prominent citizens, delegates, observers and other known persons which included playwright Ajmer Aulakh, novelist Om Parkash Gaso, State Organizing Secretary of Rationalist Society of Punjab Mr. Balwinder Barnala, patron of Rationalist Society Bharat Mr. Megh Raj Mittal, advocate Jagjit Singh, Dr. Jasbir ( "! ( "! ( "! A Monthly Bulletin of CDRO CDRO Bulletin 1 Send your reports to ([email protected]) ) I I ¡¡¢ ¢ ¡£ ¤ ¥ £ ¦ §§ § ( ) I ¡¢ ¡£ ¤ ¥ £ ¦§ §§ ( ) I I ¡¡¢ ¢ ¡£ ¤ ¥ £ ¦ §§ § ( Telangana Political JAC speaking on CONTENTS the topic has stated that the state is In Memory of Purushottam’s 12th Anniversary wantonly perpetuating violence on the Telangana Movement. JAC of Martyrdom 1 leaders are being arrested and taken State Delegate Conference of Association for into custody without any legal reason. Democratic Rights, AFDR 1 Due to betrayal politics by the central Villagers Face Imminent Forced Eviction at a and state governments many Dam Site in Manipur, AHRC 5 Telangana activists and students Statement on Calcutta High Court Judgement attained martyrdom. The mortals of and Political Prisoners, PUDR 7 the martyr’s are not being allowed to Appeal from Maruti Suzuki Workers Union; be taken to martyr’s memorial ie., Gunrock Park. Also, police very often PUDR Statement 8 are resorting to firing on the students Kolkata - Report on Arrest of Protestors at Film in the universities. Thousands of Festival 10 false cases are being foisted against Statement for the Release of Idinthakarai the students and activists of Women 11 Telangana. Innocents are implicated Condemn the Arrest of Facebook Users in SC/ST atrocities cases. 144 section Questioning Shutdown of Mumbai, PUDR 12 being imposed very often, No The Killing Fields of IIT Kanpur, Hamara Manch 13 permission to hold rallies, No public Statement on the Killing of Villagers by meetings permitted even Telangana political leaders who are supporting Paramilitary Forces in Orissa, PUDR 16 Telangana movement and debating On the Killings in Gajapati in Orissa, HRF& WSA 17 people’s aspiration for separate Why Are Five Adivasi Activists and Xavier Dias Telangana are not being spared. No Sent to Chaibasa Jail? 19 bails are granted by courts as the How Just was Kasab’s Hanging?, PUDR 20 magistrates’s are influenced by the state to act so. Prof. Kodandaram APCLC has said that the APCLC to resorting to restrict the people of expressed concerned and condemned its extent level has involved in the Telangana not to involve in the state’s attitude for not granting movement and questioned the high Telangana Movement. It is because permission to conduct Telangana handedness of the state and its of no voice on Illegal arrests, the March till last minute and for repression on the democratic state even resorting to kill the resorting to unwarranted arrests of movement of separate Telangana activists, the very incidents of deaths Telanganites in the entire districts of Statehood which is 4.00 crores of Raji Reddy and Venkateshwarlu Telangana Region and also issuing telangana people’s aspiration. Prof. are part and parcel of state’s permission it continued with arrests Seshaiah appealed to the students and violence. and indulging in untoward acts of people of Telangana for not resorting Gaddar, Revolutionary shelling tear gases on the dias of the to suicides but to stand and fight to poet and singer has said that separate meeting, shelling of water canons, achieve their democratic right of Telangana Statehood can be setting ablaze electronic media Separate Telangana. He requested achieved only by struggles but, not vehicles, resorting to lathi charge etc., not to believe politicians as they are by political lobbying. He appealed Lastly, Prof. Kodandaram appealed only bullying the issue for their for organizing struggles to achieve to the APCLC to involve and play an political gains. the Telangana Statehood. active role in campaigning the Nalamasu Krishna, State The seminar was followed Telangana Movement and for inviting Secretary, Telangana Praja Front has by cultural programmes by Prajakala intellectual support to the movement said that there is no place left in Mandali. to achieve ‘Separate Telangana’. Telangana Region where 144 section Prof. Seshaiah, President, has not been imposed. The state 2 CDRO Bulletin ( t te ¡ e ¢e £ te ¤ ¤¤ ) ( t te ¡ e¢ e£ te ¤¤ ¤ ) ( t te ¡ e ¢e £ te ¤ ¤¤ ) ( presenting a new model for the a 35-member State Committee under Aulakh, peasant leader Manjit suppression of the genuine struggle the supervision of Dr. Dharamvir Dhaner and Hardeep Singh Tallewal of the workers. Gandhi. The State Committee, in and the famous economist Dr. The proceeding of the turn, elected Prof. Ajmer Aulakh, Sukhpal Singh. The audience paid Conference was divided into five famous theatre personality, as homage to the memory of founding sessions. In the first session the paper President, principal (retired) Bagga members of AFDR Sardar Mahender with regard to AFDR’s approach Singh as Vice-President, Prof. Singh Sandhu, Hari Singh Tarak, Er. towards state machinery and Jagmohan Singh as General Partap Singh, Sudarshan Lambra, democratic rights was presented by Secretary, Narbhinder as Organizing famous short story writer principal Dr. Parminder Singh. In this paper Secretary, Tarsem Lal as Finance Sujan Singh and Dr. Malkeet Singh the lawful and the unlawful attacks Secretary, Dr. Parminder Singh as by observing one minute silence. In upon democratic movement by the National Co-ordinator, Prof. A.K. the inaugural address famous thinker state and non-state elements were Maleri as Office Secretary, Pritpal Mr. Gautam Navlakha of People’s mentioned. In the second session Singh as Publishing Secretary, and Union for Democratic Rights which concerned new economic Buta Singh as Press Secretary. The delivered the inaugural address. policies and democratic rights, Dr. Conference unanimously passed the In his address while Harjit Singh Ghuman presented the following resolutions: congratulating AFDR over becoming relevant approach paper. In this 1. The development model active again he made a special session the speakers talked about the adopted by the ruling classes is anti- reference to the contribution being present situation in which the people people and is being run by a few made by it along with 22 other are being deprived of their right to local and foreign corporate houses. organizations of Democratic Rights live as a result of the new economic The most dreadful effect of this in the movement for Democratic and policies. The next two session were development model is to divest the Human Rights. Mr. Navlakha further devoted to the issues concerning the people of their inalienable natural said that the new economic policies marginalized sections of our society resources and democratic rights. imposed upon the Indian people like the women, children, dalits, Throughout the country various have, on the one hand, resulted in an adivasis and unorganized workers struggles of the people are being ever widening gap between the poor and their democratic rights and the organized against it and the State is and the rich, and on the other hand issues concerning food, all out to suppress these struggles by have made the lives of the people employment, health and education. using army and paramilitary forces miserable. The rulers have given the The papers in respect of these issues and also by resorting