Re: Reply: [rti4empowerment] Protest against killing of RTI Activists.

Dear Protestors,

We all from Mahiti Adhikar Manch.Mumbai and Maharashtra RTI Council express our solidarity in protest meet for killing of RTI Activist Shiela Masood, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Some may send disheartening mails but such protests are a part of democracy.

Yours is service of RTI
Bhaskar Prabhu

On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:03 AM, DSouza Wilberious Evanglist <wilevades@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Dear All,

 

What would be the result?

 

Would such an action bring Shiela Massood back to life?

 

Scores of RTI Activists have lost their lives eversince RTI Act was enacted.

 

We so claiming as RTI Activists or group of such what have done to prevent that?

 

Ever since RTI Act vwas enacted, I have been advocating collective solidarity by  number of solidarity RTI Applications from all over India in case someone somewhere seeks to expose corruption & that ones  life is percieved to be in danger.

 

Further none of us have been able to insist on every Public Authority from disclosing information which is mandatorily to be disclosed as per section 4 of that Act.

 

These protests are only lip services & worst crocodile tears! (Paedon me for being so forthright)

 

 

Democracy stands for participation by all,

 

Please read the following without fail:

 

1.    The Constitution of India, in its Preamble, states, "WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a 1[SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC] and to secure to all its citizens:

 

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the 2[unity and integrity of the Nation];

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twentysixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

Note that what is in bold letters. One would observe;

3. The Government is formed in a Democracy by the Elected Representatives of People having support of majority of like political ideology holders, for in a Democracy all the people cannot rule all the people; hence, this system.

Sovereign stands for Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others.

Socialist stands for common ownership. This means the resources of the world being owned in common by the entire global population.

Secular stands for not controlled by a religious body or concerned with religious or spiritual matters.

Democratic stands for with equal participation by all; characterized by free and equal participation in government or in the decision-making processes of an organization or group or country.

Republic stands for a political system or form of government in which people elect representatives to exercise power for them.

 

4. The body of elected representatives is known as the Parliament (Meaning platform to speak) for the people; as all the people cannot speak for all the people. "Parlare" meaning to speak.

 

5. The Parliament consists of two houses a. The House of People b. Council of states.

 

6. The House of People consists of directly elected representatives by the People.

 

7. The Council of states consists of secondary representatives of people i.e. representatives of representatives of people.

 

a.    Political party system is accepted into Democracy, as numerous independently elected representatives of the people would create confusion by difference of opinions which shall hamper the process of establishment of popular elected Government of The People of India. Hence, a political party or combination of number of political parties whose candidates have been elected by majority of people & have a broad consensus on manner in which they propose to govern, their policies for governance determine their remaining together with majority of elected representatives of people being together, is accepted in Democracy.

 

8. Parliament enacts laws which are construed & deemed as De Facto reflect the will of People as they are enacted with the consent of majority of elected representatives of people. Although, nowhere in the Constitution of India it is expressly stated, it can be inferred, if an enactment seeks to withdraw, abrogate & diminish the inherent rights of people, in a democracy, people have the right to express their dissent to the parliament by a memorandum & indicate the need to change or modify that enactment. If by chance if the dissenters are in majority, Parliament is bound to change it. This can be inferred by understanding the power of people in a democracy. Although has not yet happened, it is an inalienable right of people! Although, the constituent power of Parliament provides it the mandate to amend the Constitution by Art. 368 of it, such amendments should not in any manner abrogate the inherent, inalienable, axiomatic, fundamental those are essential identities of a Democracy. This aspect has never been delved into in 63 years of independent India!

 

9.    From the contents of the Preamble of The Constitution of India & other aspects deducted therefrom, one would agree that the People of India have installed the Constitution of India & the Government therewithin for themselves & to govern them. Hence, in Democracy, the Government is defined as A GOVERNMENT BY A PEOPLE; OF THE PEOPLE & FOR THE PEOPLE. People are hence Supreme & not the Government in a Democracy, as the Government is installed by the people to govern themselves. Hence, Government in a Democracy exists at the pleasure of THE PEOPLE.

 

10.  There is also implied relation of Master & servants between the People & the Government in Indian Democracy.  Hence, every Government functionary from President, Governor, Prime Minister, Cabinet of ministers to an attender at Village Panchayt as well as functionaries of judiciary including Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India & High Courts are all Public Servants. This is reiterated in section 21 of Indian Penal Code 1860, Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 & in states where there is Lokayukta, under The Lokayukta Act. This is an inherent, inalienable, axiomatic, fundamental & essential relation between People & Government in Indian Democracy.

 

 

Ruefully,

 

 

WEDS

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Sent: Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 20:30
Subject: [rti4empowerment] Protest against killing of RTI Activists.

Dear friends RTI Activists of Bangalore are protesting aginst killing
of RTI Activist Shiela Masood, Bhopa, Madhya Pradesh tomorrow.

Date: 08-09-2011
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Mahatma Gandhi Stature, M.G, Road, Bangalore

Pleae Joint and also bring other Activsts.

Regards

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Anand S.
Coordinator, Anti Corruption Forum
Bangalore 560 085.
Cell No. +91-98450-39699