Re: [rti4empowerment] RE: [rtitimes] Appeal to Swami Ramdevji

Dear All,

 

Many a flowers bloom in widerness.

 

http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5111798

 

12/04/2011

After Anna Hazare, netizens support Irom Sharmila

They went all out to support Anna Hazare's fast against corruption, and now netizens are rooting for Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Chanu Sharmila, who has been on hunger strike for 10 years to demand repealing of AFSPA, a controversial law that gives sweeping powers to the armed forces.

"After Anna Hazare's effort, I am supporting Irom Chanu Sharmila. Are you?" writes Bhautik Sheth on Facebook.

"If the demand for Anna can be met in a few hours of fast, why her demand can't be met when she is on a fast for 10 years?" writes Reshma.

Sharmila is on a fast since Nov 4, 2000, demanding repealing of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Manipur and other states of the country's northeast.

Her story, more than a decade old, started with the infamous Malom massacre of November 2000 when 10 people, including a 1988 National Child Bravery Award winner, were gunned down by security forces in Malom town of Imphal valley.

The paramilitary forces claimed the civilians died in cross-firing.

"The lack of government response convinced Irom Sharmila Chanu, then 28, to act. On the evening of Nov 4, after taking blessings from her mother, she launched her hunger strike against the wider problems of AFSPA. In due course she extended the scope of her demand to all regions of India's northeast where AFSPA has been imposed," says the Facebook page on Sharmila.

From: Hari Goyal <haridgoyal@hotmail.com>
To: rtitimes@freelists.org; Humjanege googlegroups <humjanege@googlegroups.com>; rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com; Dr Goyal RTIDWARKA <rtidwarka@yahoo.co.in>; rti4ngo@googlegroups.com; Arvind Kejriwal <parivartan_india@rediffmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, 10 April 2011, 18:54
Subject: Re: [rti4empowerment] RE: [rtitimes] Appeal to Swami Ramdevji

Mr. Milap Choraria,  RTI activists should not indulge in raising appeals. Any whre dynastic decisions particulalry in politics have ruined this country and you are voting for it. Mr. Prashant Bhushan is billionnaire. He takes the cases of only rich people (corrupt rich India and not of common man - the Real India). Baba Ram Dev has raised an important question. A person who does not know how much injustice is done to poor people, how can he represent their aspirations? Do you know his fee for a CASE? On my personal experience, I can say that Baba Ram Dev,s opposition is well justified. Gight against corruption is long perhAPS a few generations will have to fight. In the beginning itself, Anna Hazare Ji should not have accepted this without having got litmus test like Congress CM of Delhi refusing to take action against a corrupt minister on the recommendation of Delhi Lok Ayukta who earned powers on the basis of Dellhi Lokayukta Act of 1998. Rathwer she is challenging his authority. This may happen when Jan Lok Pal Bill chairman makes any recommendation against a minister or bureacratand a corrupt P.M. may not take any action. Real India will have to remain a mute spectator.  UPA Govt. in the Centre particularly Congress and DMK wanted to buy time to reduce negative effects of this agitation AND SIBAL  HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. Hari Goyal rtidwarka@yahoo.co.in10.04.2011  

Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:25 -0700From: milap_choraria@yahoo.comSubject: [rtitimes] Appeal to Swami Ramdevji to forward his full support to Committee's Penal Members from Civil Society including Shri Shanti Bhusanji and Shri Prashant BhusanjiTo: rtitimes@freelists.org

Swami Ramdevji expressed his concerned claiming that appointment of Shri Shanti Bhusanji and Shri Prashant Bhusan is also a dynastic appointment in Drafting Committee for Lokpal Bill.    Shri Shanti Bhusanji is just not a former Law Minister, rather he was known fighter against political corruption, since he fought Famous Election Petition in Allahabad High Court on behalf of Shri Raj Narayan against Smt. Indira Gandhi. He is one of the important legal luminaries of India.   Shri Prashant Bhusanji, no doubt is son of Shri Shanti Bhusanji, but he himself proved as very competent Supreme Court Lawyer, without taking any advantage of the name and fame of his father. He filed several petitions, concerned to Larger Public Interests and also against corruption related matter. He was dare to face contempt Petition initiated against him in the Supreme Court, because he raised a very important issue, of ethnic values.   Both Shri Shanti Bhusanji and Shri Prashant Bhusanji involved in drafting of Jan Lokpal Bill. I think we could not have able to suggest any better name for Co-Chairman than Shanti Bhusanji. If we opposing the name of Shri Prashant Bhusanji, we are trying to damage the efficacy which may contain in the Lokpal Bill, if its drafted by the present Drafting Committee, having with its members including Shri Shanti Bhusanji and Shri Prashant Bhusanji. Therefore, this is my appeal to Swami Ramdevji, kindly withdraw his opposition against appointment of Shri Shanti Bhusanji and Shri Prashant Bhusanji by Shri Anna Hazare, and should forward his full support to Committee's Penal Members from Civil Society. TRUTH SHALL ALWAYS PREVAIL http://www.freelists.org/list/rtitimes Milap Choraria: National Convenor : Movement for Accountability to Public (MAP) http://milapchoraria.tripod.com/msp