Thursday, December 26, 2013

Stand up for Secularism and Democracy !

On the 21st anniversary of the demolition of  Babri Masjid

Stand up for Secularism and Democracy
Raise your voice for Justice for Victims of Communal Violence
  
December 6, 1992 must count as the darkest day in the history independent India. While the crowds mobilized by organisations of the RSS destroyed Babri Mosque under a planned conspiracy, the institutions of the Indian state, elected state and central governments, police and judiciary stood by as mute spectators. This was the culmination of a prolonged campaign by the RSS and it’s allies to destabilize constitutional government and seize power via spread of communal hatred and violence. Thousands of Indian citizens were killed in riots instigated by these forces during the run-up to, and after the demolition of Babri Masjid.
The history of independent India is also a history of communal killings. Riots in Jabalpur (1961) , Jamshedpur (1964), Rourkela (1964), Bhiwandi, Ahmedabad (1989), Nellie (1983), Delhi (1984), Malliana-Hashimpur (1987), Bhagalpur (1989), Mumbai (1992-93), Gujarat (2002), Kandhamal (2008) and Muzaffarnagar (2013), are major landmarks in this dark history. Citizens have also suffered violence due to their religious and ethnic identities in Kashmir, during the Khalistani movement in Punjab, and in Assam. None of the organisations and major leaders involved in organising communal violence have been brought to book by the criminal justice system of India. In fact different components of Indian state have contributed to this violence by their acts of commission and omission.   

We believe all decent-minded Indians mourn the loss of innocent lives in communal violence on December 6. It is also a day for us to
i)  Express our solidarity with victims of communal violence who are fighting for justice
ii)  Redouble our efforts to build an India in which no one faces threat due to her/his community, religion, place of origin or ethnicity
iii)  Demand that due punishment be meted out to all organizations and people responsible for communal violence
iv)  Demand accountability of the administration and police officials for failing to take action against communal violence.

Come out in large numbers for a demonstration at Jantar Mantar, Delhi
on 6 December, 2013 at 12:00 PM
People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism



Organization’s Endorsed by:


  1. Pension Parishad
  2. All India Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (AIMKSS)
  3. Revolutionary Youth Association(RYA)
  4.  Khudai khidmatgar
  5.  South Asia Citizens Web
  6.  Indian Community Activists Network (ICAN)
  7.  AIPWA
  8.  COVA
  9. IPSCR
  10. All India Secular Forum (AISF)
  11.  Rajastan mazdoor Kisan Union (RMKU)
  12.  ANHAD
  13. Darshan Organisation
  14.  Black Pepper Publications
  15.  EKTA (Committee for Communal Amity, Mumbai)
  16.  Karnataka Communal Harmony Forum
  17. Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (CMM)
  18. New Trade Union Initiative NTUI)
  19. New Socialist Initiative (NSI)
  20. Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP)
  21. Shaheed Bhagat Singh Disha Manch
  22. Radical Socialist
  23. Progressive Organization of People (POP)
  24. Bigul Mazdoor Dasta
  25. Disha Students Organization
  26. New Wave (Bolshevik Leninist)
  27. PUCL Rajastan
  28. Center for studies in science and societies (CESTUSS)
  29. Nishant Natya Manch, Delhi
  30. Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS)
  31. Centre for Science Policy/Concerned
    Scientists & Philosophers
  32. All India Workers Forum
  33. Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan
  34. Right to Water Campaign
  35. Stree Mukti Sanghatan
  36. Social Democratik Party of India(SDPI)
  37. Nagrik Adhikar Manch, MP
  38. Yuva Samvad, MP
  39. Students for Resistance (SFR)
  40. Rights and Responsibilities Collective
  41. All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP)



Individual’s Endorsement:
  1. Abheek Barman
  2. Aftab Fazil
  3. Adhiraj Bose
  4. Ajmal Khan
  5. Ambrose Pinto
  6. Amir Rizvi
  7. Anannya Bhattacharjee 
  8. Antara Dev Sen
  9. Dr. Apoorvanand
  10. A.K. Arun
  11. Arun Bidani
  12. Ashok chowdhury
  13. Ashok Mukherjee
  14. Ashok Gautam
  15. Asit Das
  16. Ayub Ali Khan
  17. Balvant Desai
  18. Bodhisatwa Ray
  19. Dhirendra Sharma
  20. Dilip Simeon
  21. Dipak Dholakia
  22. Dipendar Kapur
  23. Diwan Singh
  24. Dr. Frzer Mascarenhas
  25.  Elyas Muhammed
  26. Gautam Kumar Bandopadhyay
  27. Gautam Modi
  28. G N Saibaba
  29. Harsh Kapoor
  30. Harsh Mander
  31. Hiren Gandhi
  32. Irfan Engineer
  33. Ishwar Prajapati
  34. Jamal Kidwai
  35. Javed Anis
  36. Jaya Vindhyala
  37. J.S. Bandukwala
  38. Juhi Jain
  39. Kumara Sundaram
  40. Lajja Shankar Herdenia
  41. Liyarath
  42. Kamayani
  43. Kaveri R I
  44. Kavita Krishnan
  45. Kiran Shaheen
  46. Krishnakant
  47. Madhu Prasad
  48. Mallika
  49. Mazher Hussain
  50. Mallika Sarabhai
  51. Meher engineer
  52. Mukul Dube
  53. Narendra Mohanty
  54. Neelima Sarma
  55. Noor Zaheer Zaheer
  56. Ovais Sultan Khan
  57. Pervez Bari
  58. Prabhat Patnaik
  59. Prithvi Sharma
  60. Pratip Nag
  61. Pushpa Achanta
  62. Ram Puniyani
  63. Rohini Hensman
  64. Rohit Prajapati
  65. Roja Ramani
  66. Romila Thappar
  67. Sagar Nama
  68. Dr (Ms) Sarwat Ali
  69. S.Q. Masood
  70. Sagar Rabari
  71. Saroop Dhruv
  72. Saumendra Sengupta
  73. Shabnam Hashmi
  74. Shamsul Islam
  75. Soumen Ray
  76. S. Seshan
  77. Subash Gatade
  78. Subash Mohapatra
  79. Suhas Borker
  80. Sudhavasan
  81. Sukla Sen
  82. Sumathi
  83. Suresh Bhat
  84. Surekha
  85. Sushovan Dhar
  86. Sudha Bharadwaj
  87. Tanusree Gangopadhyay
  88. Tanvir  Jafri
  89. Trupti Shah
  90. Uday Chhatre
  91. Uma Chandru
  92. Uma Chakravarti
  93. Vasanti Raman
  94. V.A. Kabeer
  95. Viren Lobo
  96. Walter Fernandes
  97. Waqar Kazi
  98. Yogesg Diwan 
  99. Dr.Zaheer Ahmed Sayeed
  100. Zakia Soman
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