Uphold Democratic Values and Condemn Violence against Activists
Violence, hooliganism, and disruption of the democratic process is common to all fundamentalist elements in the political sphere. Last evening some goons (a.k.a party workers) from the muslim fundamentalist Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party attacked noted activist S.Q. Masood, who was working as an observer for the Aam Aadmi Party at Golconda in the Karwan Assembly Constituency, Hyderabad.
Similarly, three days ago well known activist Shabnam Hashmi and Pratap Singh Negi were attacked by BJP workers in Rae Bareli, UP while distributing leaflets exposing the Gujarat development claims. The workers threatened to rape Ms. Hashmi if she did not relent. In both cases the police refused to register FIRs. These brazen acts of violence by both Hindu and Muslim fundamentalist parties, within the protective umbrella of the police, are horrifying and must be strongly condemned. These parties are breeding an inhumane culture of intolerance in the name of religion and corrupting the law and order system.These incidents provide a glimpse of the hatred, disorder and deteriorated law & order situation that will be the order of the day when these parties come into power.
In Solidarity
- Achin Vanaik, Academic, Delhi
- Ali Asghar, Hyderabad
- Amalendu Upadhyaya, Editor, Hastakshep.com
- Amar Kanwar, Fil maker, Delhi
- Amit Sengupta, Senior Journalist
- Amitabh Pandey, Delhi
- Anu Chenoy, Academic, JNU, Delhi
- Apoorvanand, Academic, Delhi University
- Asad Ashraf, Jamia Student’s Solidarity Forum
- Asad Zaidi, Writer & Publisher
- Ashish Awasthi, Activist, Lucknow
- Battini Rao,People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS)
- Bhawna Sharma, Activist, Delhi
- Biju Mohan, Film maker, Kerala
- Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi
- Dr Neshat Quaiser, Academic, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
- Father Cedric Prakash, Prashant, Ahmedabad
- Harsh Kapoor (sacw.net)
- Harshita Yalamarty, Student, JNU
- Hasan Abdullah
- Hozefa Ujjaini, Ahmadabad
- Indu Prakash Singh, Rights Defender, NFHR & FACT
- Irfan Engineer, Mumbai
- Joe Athialy, Activist, Delhi
- John Dayal, Member, National Integration Council
- Kamal Mitra Chenoy, Academic, JNU, Delhi
- Kamayani Bali Mahabal, feminist and Human Rights Activist
- Kiran Shaheen, People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS)
- Kumar Prashant
- Kumar Sundaram, Anti Nuclear Activist, Delhi
- Lesley Esteves, Activist, New Delhi
- Madhuresh Kumar, NAPM
- Manisha Sethi, Academic, Delhi
- Mansi Sharma, Activist, Delhi
- Mohammad Imran
- Mukta Srivastava
- Nalini Taneja, Teacher, Delhi
- Navaid Hamid, Member, National Integration Council
- Niloufer Bhagwat, Mumbai
- Nirmalangshu Mukherji, Activist & Writer
- Nishat Quaisar, Jamia Millia Islamia
- NOMOre Campaign
- Ovais Sultan Khan, Social Work Professional, Delhi
- Persis Jinwala, Activist Ahmadabad
- Prasad Chacko, Activist, Ahmedabad
- Puneet Sharma, Director, Mumbai
- Purwa Bhardwaj, Independent Writer/Researcher, Delhi
- Rakesh Sharma, Film maker, Mumbai
- Ram Puniyani, All India Secular Forum, Mumbai
- Rituparna Borah, Delhi
- Rohini Hensman, Writer
- Runu Chakraborty Saheli Women’s Resource Centre, New Delhi
- Sanjay Kapoor, Editor, Hardnews
- Seema Mustafa, Editor, The Citizen
- Sehba farooqui, AIDWA
- Sheeba Aslam Fehmi, Activist, Writer, Delhi
- Shesh Narain Singh, Journalist
- Shree Prakash, UDFI, Indore
- Subhash Gatade, New Socialist Initiative
- Sukla Sen, Mumbai
- Sushovan Dhar
- Tanweer Fazal, Academic, JNU, Delhi
- Vani Subramanian, filmmaker
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