PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2013 ID-54747
.
SF Panel for JNUSU Elections 2013-14 .
Councilor Candidates Central Panel sss Sll&CS SIS Chimat.
Presidenl Ishan Kingshuk Anand .
Fayaz.
Vice Presidem Zeeshan Mansi Bibek Pratim Hamid -Nemkim.
General Secretary Sudeep .
Shubhanshu Jawaid Pranjal.
Joint Secret01y Sonam .
Tejashi Riya Pushpika .
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh embarrassed h1mself With.
DSFAGENDA FOR 2013-14: GENDER JUSTICE .
his '.
theek hai'' r,emark in front of camera while the Leader of .
Opposition Sushma SwaraJdeclared that rape survivors were no.
Anti-Rape M?vement: December 2012 more than "zinda lash". The Justice Verma Committee further .
Over the past one year, the JNU student community has been in noted that in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections political parties gave.
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.
the thick of conlmuous activities and debates on rising violence tickets to 6 contestants who were charged with rape -one each against women. The spontaneous protests started by the from RPP, RCP, BSP, JMM and two independents. Additionally, JNUSU against the December 16, 2012 gang-rape was 34 candidates contested with other charges of violence against instrumental 1n triggering off a massive people's movement in women -including 2 each from CPI (ML) Liberation, TMC and Delhi to resist rising crimes against women, which found BSP. No wonder, that the political establishment has been resonance across the country. The participation of students and reluctant in acting aga1nst the likes of Asaram Bapu on charges youth, both men and women, gave a new impetus to the of sexual assault of a minor. Gender insensitivity and patnarchal demands for justice for women. Despite repression, these attitudes continue to dominate Indian polity, across party lines protests were unprecedented in recent decades. "The slogan of 'azaadl given in JNUSU protest actions reverberated onthe lips The an·ti-rape movement also provides us cause for of thousands of students and youth across the country. The introspection. The movement was afflicted by some internal government was compelled to institute the Justice Verma problems within progressive sections. During the protests. the Committee in 2012, enact the Sexual Harassment of Women at 'Justice for Women Now' platform was formed comprising of Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act by different organizations of students, youth and women alongside February and The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act in March 2013 cultural groups. dalit organizations, concerned citizens and other .
that gave recognition to a spate of neglected crimes against rights groups. However, rather than uniting for acommon cause women like ·acid attack. stalking, public stripping, voyeurism, the CPI(M)-affiliated AIDWA boycotted th1s platform and worked trafficking and gang rape. The existing laws on rape were overtime to try and isolate the JNUSU because its President was strengthened and many punishments enhanced. from the DSF. In repeated programmes of \vomen s organizations, including the Women's Day programme on March Despite the~e advances, a reluctant government did not 8. other women activists had to persuade the AIDWA to agree to implement the full recommendations of the Justice Verma allow lhe participation of the JNUSU. Committee regarding changes in the Constitution, governance, policing and initiate electoral and educational reforms for The AISA representatives in the JNUSU were also more prevention of crimes against women. The government fell short interested m organizing AISA programmes under 'bekhauf of making laws .against marital rape and refused to prosecute azaadi' rather than undertaking collective initiatives under the ] security forces for sexual crimes in AFSPA governed areas. It JNUSU banner. During that period, the JNUSU made several .
J also increased the age of consent for sex from 16 years to 18 written submissions to the Government functionaries, the ( years, thereby, p_roviding legal sanction to khap panchayats and Justice Verma Commission. objections to the faulty moral p_olicing brigades for sexual regulation and victimization of Ordinance as well as·a submission to the Lok Sabha Speaker ,.J young people even for consensual sexual activity. Despite over and Minister of Women and Child Development for ( ' 1 lakh rape cases pending in the·. criminal justice system, the safeguarding the autonomous and democratic character of government is yet to provide sufficient mechanisms tor fast-the GSCASH. The AI SA .representatives in the JNUSU did not .
tracking all cases. Most importantly, the government 'and the .
shoulder any responsibility in this regard.
police 9Cl!lged up in denial of their responsibility and culpability for the risil)g crimes against women in the country. .
The struggle When the cause became secondary to organizational banners.
..t ' .
to resist crimes against women and ensure justice for women and flags, the mass participation of the wider public witnessedtt therefore needs to be carried forward with zeal and a decline. Unless we collectively develop a culture of buildinga determination. .
broad-based unity in struggles and movements. liberatingIJ ourselves from the sectarian trappings arising out of narrow.....
The country also witnessed the shameless sexist rants of.
t< organisational interests. powerful movements cannot be built.
patriarchal elements across political parties: .
VI or sustained. This is a lesson that the OSF -has drawn from 0 Congress MP"Ab11ijft Mukherjee -mocked-the protesting the anti-rape movement. That is why the DSF is eo1phasizing.
1 @ .
women in Delhi as "dented and painted" the need to build an independent and autonomous student.
v .
... movement. .
'\.
n \ @ RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat justified rapes by declaring f< ' that they happened only in westernised "India" and not The continuing incidents of brutal violence against women in traditional "Bharat and children including the recent incident of the gpng-rape of.
st .
a 20 year old dalit student in Jind, Haryana give us cause to<A @ Trinamul Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar integrate the struggle for gender justice ~;ovith the struggles\\ discounted the Park Street rape incident as "a against other forms of social discriminations based on caste, st misunderstanding between alady and her clients" region, religion etc. which often overlap with gender violence. UJ The recent death of lllavarasan in Tamil Nadu also shows .
@ CPI(M) MLA Anisur Rahman inquired about the "rate of .
how the men?ce of ~honour' crimes is spreading in our.
1 raping Mamata Banerjee .
,J .
.
PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2013 ID-54747
.
SF Panel for JNUSU Elections 2013-14 .
Councilor Candidates Central Panel sss Sll&CS SIS Chimat.
Presidenl Ishan Kingshuk Anand .
Fayaz.
Vice Presidem Zeeshan Mansi Bibek Pratim Hamid -Nemkim.
General Secretary Sudeep .
Shubhanshu Jawaid Pranjal.
Joint Secret01y Sonam .
Tejashi Riya Pushpika .
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh embarrassed h1mself With.
DSFAGENDA FOR 2013-14: GENDER JUSTICE .
his '.
theek hai'' r,emark in front of camera while the Leader of .
Opposition Sushma SwaraJdeclared that rape survivors were no.
Anti-Rape M?vement: December 2012 more than "zinda lash". The Justice Verma Committee further .
Over the past one year, the JNU student community has been in noted that in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections political parties gave.
\ .
.
the thick of conlmuous activities and debates on rising violence tickets to 6 contestants who were charged with rape -one each against women. The spontaneous protests started by the from RPP, RCP, BSP, JMM and two independents. Additionally, JNUSU against the December 16, 2012 gang-rape was 34 candidates contested with other charges of violence against instrumental 1n triggering off a massive people's movement in women -including 2 each from CPI (ML) Liberation, TMC and Delhi to resist rising crimes against women, which found BSP. No wonder, that the political establishment has been resonance across the country. The participation of students and reluctant in acting aga1nst the likes of Asaram Bapu on charges youth, both men and women, gave a new impetus to the of sexual assault of a minor. Gender insensitivity and patnarchal demands for justice for women. Despite repression, these attitudes continue to dominate Indian polity, across party lines protests were unprecedented in recent decades. "The slogan of 'azaadl given in JNUSU protest actions reverberated onthe lips The an·ti-rape movement also provides us cause for of thousands of students and youth across the country. The introspection. The movement was afflicted by some internal government was compelled to institute the Justice Verma problems within progressive sections. During the protests. the Committee in 2012, enact the Sexual Harassment of Women at 'Justice for Women Now' platform was formed comprising of Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act by different organizations of students, youth and women alongside February and The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act in March 2013 cultural groups. dalit organizations, concerned citizens and other .
that gave recognition to a spate of neglected crimes against rights groups. However, rather than uniting for acommon cause women like ·acid attack. stalking, public stripping, voyeurism, the CPI(M)-affiliated AIDWA boycotted th1s platform and worked trafficking and gang rape. The existing laws on rape were overtime to try and isolate the JNUSU because its President was strengthened and many punishments enhanced. from the DSF. In repeated programmes of \vomen s organizations, including the Women's Day programme on March Despite the~e advances, a reluctant government did not 8. other women activists had to persuade the AIDWA to agree to implement the full recommendations of the Justice Verma allow lhe participation of the JNUSU. Committee regarding changes in the Constitution, governance, policing and initiate electoral and educational reforms for The AISA representatives in the JNUSU were also more prevention of crimes against women. The government fell short interested m organizing AISA programmes under 'bekhauf of making laws .against marital rape and refused to prosecute azaadi' rather than undertaking collective initiatives under the ] security forces for sexual crimes in AFSPA governed areas. It JNUSU banner. During that period, the JNUSU made several .
J also increased the age of consent for sex from 16 years to 18 written submissions to the Government functionaries, the ( years, thereby, p_roviding legal sanction to khap panchayats and Justice Verma Commission. objections to the faulty moral p_olicing brigades for sexual regulation and victimization of Ordinance as well as·a submission to the Lok Sabha Speaker ,.J young people even for consensual sexual activity. Despite over and Minister of Women and Child Development for ( ' 1 lakh rape cases pending in the·. criminal justice system, the safeguarding the autonomous and democratic character of government is yet to provide sufficient mechanisms tor fast-the GSCASH. The AI SA .representatives in the JNUSU did not .
tracking all cases. Most importantly, the government 'and the .
shoulder any responsibility in this regard.
police 9Cl!lged up in denial of their responsibility and culpability for the risil)g crimes against women in the country. .
The struggle When the cause became secondary to organizational banners.
..t ' .
to resist crimes against women and ensure justice for women and flags, the mass participation of the wider public witnessedtt therefore needs to be carried forward with zeal and a decline. Unless we collectively develop a culture of buildinga determination. .
broad-based unity in struggles and movements. liberatingIJ ourselves from the sectarian trappings arising out of narrow.....
The country also witnessed the shameless sexist rants of.
t< organisational interests. powerful movements cannot be built.
patriarchal elements across political parties: .
VI or sustained. This is a lesson that the OSF -has drawn from 0 Congress MP"Ab11ijft Mukherjee -mocked-the protesting the anti-rape movement. That is why the DSF is eo1phasizing.
1 @ .
women in Delhi as "dented and painted" the need to build an independent and autonomous student.
v .
... movement. .
'\.
n \ @ RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat justified rapes by declaring f< ' that they happened only in westernised "India" and not The continuing incidents of brutal violence against women in traditional "Bharat and children including the recent incident of the gpng-rape of.
st .
a 20 year old dalit student in Jind, Haryana give us cause to<A @ Trinamul Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar integrate the struggle for gender justice ~;ovith the struggles\\ discounted the Park Street rape incident as "a against other forms of social discriminations based on caste, st misunderstanding between alady and her clients" region, religion etc. which often overlap with gender violence. UJ The recent death of lllavarasan in Tamil Nadu also shows .
@ CPI(M) MLA Anisur Rahman inquired about the "rate of .
how the men?ce of ~honour' crimes is spreading in our.
1 raping Mamata Banerjee .
,J .
.