PaRCha - JNU - AISA material - 2011 ID-28949
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Join Protest by Various Civil Society Groups Against .
Brutal Crackdown on Anti-Corruption Protesters and .
Curfew, Bans and Restrictions on Protests in Jantar Mantar and .
Imposition of Section 144 in Several Parts of Delhi .
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On June 8th, 2011, at RAJGHAT from 10 AM onwards .
For the past few days, we have been witnessing a brutal crackdown inDelhi on protesting voices. Even before the shameful lathi-charge inRamlila maidan on June 5th 2011, the UPA had been threatening to curb down on protests in Delhi. And now, the Delhi Government has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in some parts of Delhi, including Jantar Mantar thus effectively trying to ban any kind of protest in Delhi! This is nothing but a highly condemnable attempt to muzzledissenting voices and to curb democratic spaces. Not just has Section144 been imposed, the Delhi government now demands that prior'permission' will be required for holding any protest! This is a completely unacceptable assualt on the right to protest. .
Kapil Sibal, representing the Congress and the Govt, has said that the brutal police action should be a lesson for everybody. This is a direct threat to all anti-corruption protestors to every citizen of India who dares to challenge Govt policies! At a time when the UPA has lauched this offensive on democratic protests in Delhi, it is essential thatthe progressive and democratic voices come together to resist thiscrackdown. .
Meanwhile the Congress-UPA Government, while sidelining democraticforces of struggle, has conferred legitimacy on communal forces -first by signing secret back-room deals with Baba Ramdev (who exposed his .
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PaRCha - JNU - AISA material - 2011 ID-28949
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Join Protest by Various Civil Society Groups Against .
Brutal Crackdown on Anti-Corruption Protesters and .
Curfew, Bans and Restrictions on Protests in Jantar Mantar and .
Imposition of Section 144 in Several Parts of Delhi .
.
On June 8th, 2011, at RAJGHAT from 10 AM onwards .
For the past few days, we have been witnessing a brutal crackdown inDelhi on protesting voices. Even before the shameful lathi-charge inRamlila maidan on June 5th 2011, the UPA had been threatening to curb down on protests in Delhi. And now, the Delhi Government has imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in some parts of Delhi, including Jantar Mantar thus effectively trying to ban any kind of protest in Delhi! This is nothing but a highly condemnable attempt to muzzledissenting voices and to curb democratic spaces. Not just has Section144 been imposed, the Delhi government now demands that prior'permission' will be required for holding any protest! This is a completely unacceptable assualt on the right to protest. .
Kapil Sibal, representing the Congress and the Govt, has said that the brutal police action should be a lesson for everybody. This is a direct threat to all anti-corruption protestors to every citizen of India who dares to challenge Govt policies! At a time when the UPA has lauched this offensive on democratic protests in Delhi, it is essential thatthe progressive and democratic voices come together to resist thiscrackdown. .
Meanwhile the Congress-UPA Government, while sidelining democraticforces of struggle, has conferred legitimacy on communal forces -first by signing secret back-room deals with Baba Ramdev (who exposed his .
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