[Reader-list] reader-list Digest, Vol 64, Issue 45

rajendra bhat raja_starkglass at yahoo.com
Fri Nov 7 16:39:49 IST 2008 

Dear Asit,

   to be good human one should know what is right and wrong, for that faith is one of the ways, but when faith is practised which is permissible as per the rights in the constitution of free India,if the followers of faith try to impose their faith on others that is to be condemned, as it is bigotry.
 Now look at Congress party, it has  a high command made up of one single person, all those who are "close" to this high command are all belonging to only one faith, even when they are duly not elected, high command prefers these lameducks as they are loyal to that one person, not to the citizens and the nation. Examples are many, but just a glance will do at the public life of these individuals who use all fair and foul means to increase the numerical strength of that faith so that they can impose the will of one high command on entire citizenry. Divisive politics of nurturing vote banks based on caste, commune and region and language has been the hallmark of this party which no longer has the originals individuals who were anywhere near the freedom struggle.
  Unfortunately, left for its survival had to support this party  with one point agenda of keeping out "communal" BJP but forgot that this party, oldest is now party of kickbacks.?




________________________________
From: Asit asitreds <asitredsalute at gmail.com>
To: Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
Cc: rajendra bhat <raja_starkglass at yahoo.com>; reader-list at sarai.net
Sent: Friday, 7 November, 2008 3:40:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] reader-list Digest, Vol 64, Issue 45


in any democratic civilised society religious bigotry is anti people it applies to all fundamentalists
asit


On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:

Anything which co relates with hindu / nationalistic views shud be banned.

Wonder Asit never asked for banning SIMI & JKLF.

 
On 11/7/08, Asit asitreds <asitredsalute at gmail.com> wrote: 
i agree with suddha these are portents of fascism communal lumpen
organisations like abvp should be banned
asit

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 2:30 PM, rajendra bhat <raja_starkglass at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hi, Shuddha,
>
>  why are you shocked, is it because you thought that it is privilege of
> NSUI and left students wings only have right to be violent.? But again, it
> is not sure if ABVP students were violent as media and secular are always
> partisan and attribute all violence to hindus only.!
>
>
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> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 19:59:04 +0530
> From: Shuddhabrata Sengupta <shuddha at sarai.net>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Press Note : Condemn the vandalism of ABVP
>     and    RSS in Delhi University
> To: hany babu <hanybabu at gmail.com>
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> Dear all, dear hany babu,
>
> I am shocked to read this note. Clearly the ABVP and its allies on
> the campuses of our universities have become nothing short of
> criminal gangs that seek to impose their writ through acts of violent
> intimidation. No words are strong enough to condemn the incident that
> has been reported below. It only goes to show that the 'culture' of
> 'cultural nationalists' of the ABVP variety is synonymous with plain
> thuggery. That the concerned university authorities (the pro-vice
> chancellor and the proctor) acted in a partisan manner and asked for
> this meeting (for which prior permission had been sought and granted)
> to be closed is deeply regrettable.. They have profoundly compromised
> their integrity and the dignity of their position by the manner in
> which they have conducted themselves.
>
> In any given public meeting, the public is invited to attend, and has
> the right to ask questions and make critical comments if necessary.
> That the ABVP chose not to do this, but to attack and disrupt the
> meeting, and insult and harm the speakers, says all we need to know
> about their capacity to enter and engage into a debate.. They have
> nothing to say. They have no facts, no arguments, no reasons, no
> evidence. All that they have is muscle power, throat power,
> meaningless and empty slogans, and the patronage of corrupted and
> compliant authorities and the police.
>
> This should be seen, not as a sign of their strength, but of their
> pathetic weakness.. They will not prevail.
>
> best
>
> Shuddha
>
>
>
>
>
> On 06-Nov-08, at 6:14 PM, hany babu wrote:
>
> > *Press Note*
> >
> > *University Community, Delhi University*
> >
> > *6th November 2008*
> >
> > *Condemn the vandalism of ABVP and RSS in Delhi University!*
> >
> > *Defend the freedom of speech and our democratic rights!*
> >
> > Dear media persons and journalists,
> >
> > * *
> >
> > We wish to bring to your notice the latest incident of vandalism by
> > Akhil
> > Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad goons (ABVP, student wing of the RSS)
> > in Delhi
> > University, in which members of the press community were also made
> > victims.
> >
> > The University Community, an independent group of students and
> > teachers of
> > Delhi University, had organised a meeting on "*Communalism, Fascism
> > and
> > Democracy: Rhetoric and Reality*" on 6th November 2008 at Room No.
> > 22 Arts
> > Faculty. It did not come as a surprise that right-wing forces would be
> > opposed to any meaningful discussion on these issues.
> >
> > As the Chair of the meeting, SAR Geelani (lecturer at Zakir Husain
> > College,
> > University of Delhi), came inside the room and took his seat, one
> > of the
> > ABVP members came and *spat on his face twice*. It was then that we
> > realised
> >
> > that this was a planned attempt to disrupt the public meeting –
> > ABVP goondas
> >
> > were sitting inside the room and they rose to hurl abuses at the
> > participants and physically attack them. DUSU President Nupur
> > Sharma (of
> > ABVP) entered the room and declared that SAR Geelani, a lecturer of
> > this
> > University, could not speak in the University! This, when we had
> > taken due
> > permission from the University authorities to conduct the meeting.
> >
> > The ABVP goons attacked the women students and participants, broke the
> > microphone and hurled chairs. They also manhandled media persons
> > who were
> > covering the meeting. Two journalists from Tehelka and Mail Today,
> > who were
> > speakers at the meeting, were threatened by ABVP. The mother of one
> > of the
> > media persons who was present had to leave the venue because she was
> > terrorised by the goons. At this point, the Pro-Vice Chancellor and
> > the
> > Proctor called one of the organisers and told him *that the meeting
> > could
> > not go on because it was creating a 'law and order' problem. *Who
> > did the
> > University administration side with? ABVP.
> >
> > It was the courage and fortitude of the audience who insisted on
> > continuing
> > the meeting. The ABVP goons were pushed out of the room and the
> > meeting
> > continued behind closed doors. ABVP did not stop there.. *In the
> > presence of
> > a large contingent of Delhi Police, and we dare say with their
> > permission,
> > they threw stones at the room, broke all the window panes, tried to
> > break
> > the doors and continued abusing – *Goli maaro saalon ko, Pakistan
> > Murdabad,
> > Vande Mataram – were some of the better ones*. SAR Geelani, in
> > particular
> > was targeted. *However, they could not scare us and stop the
> > meeting from
> > concluding successfully.
> >
> > We wish to bring to your notice that this is not the first effort
> > of ABVP
> > *to
> > snatch all the democratic space available to us in the University*.
> > Last
> > year, the faculty members and students of the History Department were
> > targeted only because of a text in their syllabus. The same goons
> > who once
> > attacked our right to study history texts today attacked our right
> > to hold
> > meetings and discussions.
> >
> > During a meeting on communalism and fascism, we were witness to the
> > threat
> > and danger posed by these communal and fascist forces to the
> > secular and
> > democratic fabric of our country. The parent organisation of ABVP,
> > and the
> > politics espoused by them, is responsible for the widespread attack on
> > minorities across the country. It is they who were responsible for the
> > genocide in Gujarat and for spreading the politics of hate and
> > fear. If we
> > remain silent today, *we will lose whatever little space that is
> > left to us
> > in the University*. Do we need to take permission from ABVP to hold a
> > meeting in the University? Who does the University administration
> > and Delhi
> > Police support in the fight against fascism?
> >
> > *We call upon the entire University community to protest against this
> > assault on academic freedom and democratic rights. In protest of
> > today's
> > events, we are organising a protest march tomorrow at the
> > University, at
> > 11:00 a.m. at Vivekananda statue, Arts Faculty. We demand*
> >
> > *1.      **The University administration should lodge a FIR
> > against ABVP
> > members, especially persons like Nupur Sharma, Vikas Dahiya, Desh
> > Ratan,
> > Sonu Singh and Ashutosh.*
> >
> > *2.      **Time-bound enquiry into this act of vandalism and
> > goondaism and
> > action against the people found guilty. *
> >
> > *3.      **To give us assurance that future public meetings on
> > similar
> > issues will not be disrupted by these goons. *
> >
> > University Community
> >
> > *Contact Persons: Umar Khalid 9873961701, Harsh Bora 9811855618,
> > universitycommun...<http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?hl=en-
> > GB&_done=/group/greenyouth/browse_thread/thread/29a70db7becff1de%
> > 3Fhl%3Den-GB&msg=bd0acd545ae5e08f>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:58:48 +0530
> From: "Pawan Durani" <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Reader-list] Condemn the violence
> To: "Shuddhabrata Sengupta" <shuddha at sarai.net>
> Cc: reader-list at sarai.net
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> Yes, I agree with Shuddha. Any kind of violence must me condemned.
>
> So similar to Kashmiris who also indulge in violence by killing people or
> damaging public and Govt property.All that these kashmiris have is muscle
> power, Gun power , throat power,meaningless and empty slogans, and the
> patronage of corrupted and compliant authorities , pseudo secularists and
> the paid up writers
>
> Pawan
> Jai Andhra ! Jai Hind
>
>
>
> On 11/6/08, Shuddhabrata Sengupta <shuddha at sarai..net> wrote:
> >
> > Dear all, dear hany babu,
> >
> > I am shocked to read this note. Clearly the ABVP and its allies on
> > the campuses of our universities have become nothing short of
> > criminal gangs that seek to impose their writ through acts of violent
> > intimidation. No words are strong enough to condemn the incident that
> > has been reported below. It only goes to show that the 'culture' of
> > 'cultural nationalists' of the ABVP variety is synonymous with plain
> > thuggery. That the concerned university authorities (the pro-vice
> > chancellor and the proctor) acted in a partisan manner and asked for
> > this meeting (for which prior permission had been sought and granted)
> > to be closed is deeply regrettable. They have profoundly compromised
> > their integrity and the dignity of their position by the manner in
> > which they have conducted themselves.
> >
> > In any given public meeting, the public is invited to attend, and has
> > the right to ask questions and make critical comments if necessary.
> > That the ABVP chose not to do this, but to attack and disrupt the
> > meeting, and insult and harm the speakers, says all we need to know
> > about their capacity to enter and engage into a debate. They have
> > nothing to say. They have no facts, no arguments, no reasons, no
> > evidence. All that they have is muscle power, throat power,
> > meaningless and empty slogans, and the patronage of corrupted and
> > compliant authorities and the police.
> >
> > This should be seen, not as a sign of their strength, but of their
> > pathetic weakness. They will not prevail.
> >
> > best
> >
> > Shuddha
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 06-Nov-08, at 6:14 PM, hany babu wrote:
> >
> > > *Press Note*
> > >
> > > *University Community, Delhi University*
> > >
> > > *6th November 2008*
> > >
> > > *Condemn the vandalism of ABVP and RSS in Delhi University!*
> > >
> > > *Defend the freedom of speech and our democratic rights!*
> > >
> > > Dear media persons and journalists,
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > We wish to bring to your notice the latest incident of vandalism by
> > > Akhil
> > > Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad goons (ABVP, student wing of the RSS)
> > > in Delhi
> > > University, in which members of the press community were also made
> > > victims.
> > >
> > > The University Community, an independent group of students and
> > > teachers of
> > > Delhi University, had organised a meeting on "*Communalism, Fascism
> > > and
> > > Democracy: Rhetoric and Reality*" on 6th November 2008 at Room No.
> > > 22 Arts
> > > Faculty. It did not come as a surprise that right-wing forces would be
> > > opposed to any meaningful discussion on these issues.
> > >
> > > As the Chair of the meeting, SAR Geelani (lecturer at Zakir Husain
> > > College,
> > > University of Delhi), came inside the room and took his seat, one
> > > of the
> > > ABVP members came and *spat on his face twice*. It was then that we
> > > realised
> > >
> > > that this was a planned attempt to disrupt the public meeting –
> > > ABVP goondas
> > >
> > > were sitting inside the room and they rose to hurl abuses at the
> > > participants and physically attack them. DUSU President Nupur
> > > Sharma (of
> > > ABVP) entered the room and declared that SAR Geelani, a lecturer of
> > > this
> > > University, could not speak in the University! This, when we had
> > > taken due
> > > permission from the University authorities to conduct the meeting.
> > >
> > > The ABVP goons attacked the women students and participants, broke the
> > > microphone and hurled chairs. They also manhandled media persons
> > > who were
> > > covering the meeting. Two journalists from Tehelka and Mail Today,
> > > who were
> > > speakers at the meeting, were threatened by ABVP. The mother of one
> > > of the
> > > media persons who was present had to leave the venue because she was
> > > terrorised by the goons. At this point, the Pro-Vice Chancellor and
> > > the
> > > Proctor called one of the organisers and told him *that the meeting
> > > could
> > > not go on because it was creating a 'law and order' problem. *Who
> > > did the
> > > University administration side with? ABVP.
> > >
> > > It was the courage and fortitude of the audience who insisted on
> > > continuing
> > > the meeting. The ABVP goons were pushed out of the room and the
> > > meeting
> > > continued behind closed doors. ABVP did not stop there. *In the
> > > presence of
> > > a large contingent of Delhi Police, and we dare say with their
> > > permission,
> > > they threw stones at the room, broke all the window panes, tried to
> > > break
> > > the doors and continued abusing – *Goli maaro saalon ko, Pakistan
> > > Murdabad,
> > > Vande Mataram – were some of the better ones*. SAR Geelani, in
> > > particular
> > > was targeted. *However, they could not scare us and stop the
> > > meeting from
> > > concluding successfully.
> > >
> > > We wish to bring to your notice that this is not the first effort
> > > of ABVP
> > > *to
> > > snatch all the democratic space available to us in the University*.
> > > Last
> > > year, the faculty members and students of the History Department were
> > > targeted only because of a text in their syllabus. The same goons
> > > who once
> > > attacked our right to study history texts today attacked our right
> > > to hold
> > > meetings and discussions.
> > >
> > > During a meeting on communalism and fascism, we were witness to the
> > > threat
> > > and danger posed by these communal and fascist forces to the
> > > secular and
> > > democratic fabric of our country. The parent organisation of ABVP,
> > > and the
> > > politics espoused by them, is responsible for the widespread attack on
> > > minorities across the country.. It is they who were responsible for the
> > > genocide in Gujarat and for spreading the politics of hate and
> > > fear. If we
> > > remain silent today, *we will lose whatever little space that is
> > > left to us
> > > in the University*. Do we need to take permission from ABVP to hold a
> > > meeting in the University? Who does the University administration
> > > and Delhi
> > > Police support in the fight against fascism?
> > >
> > > *We call upon the entire University community to protest against this
> > > assault on academic freedom and democratic rights. In protest of
> > > today's
> > > events, we are organising a protest march tomorrow at the
> > > University, at
> > > 11:00 a.m. at Vivekananda statue, Arts Faculty. We demand*
> > >
> > > *1.      **The University administration should lodge a FIR
> > > against ABVP
> > > members, especially persons like Nupur Sharma, Vikas Dahiya, Desh
> > > Ratan,
> > > Sonu Singh and Ashutosh.*
> > >
> > > *2..      **Time-bound enquiry into this act of vandalism and
> > > goondaism and
> > > action against the people found guilty. *
> > >
> > > *3.      **To give us assurance that future public meetings on
> > > similar
> > > issues will not be disrupted by these goons. *
> > >
> > > University Community
> > >
> > > *Contact Persons: Umar Khalid 9873961701, Harsh Bora 9811855618,
> > > universitycommun...<http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?hl=en-
> > > GB&_done=/group/greenyouth/browse_thread/thread/29a70db7becff1de%
> > > 3Fhl%3Den-GB&msg=bd0acd545ae5e08f>
> > > @gmail.com*
> > > --
> > > MD. MAHTAB ALAM
> > > mdmahtaba...<http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?hl=en-GB&_done=/
> > > group/greenyouth/browse_thread/thread/29a70db7becff1de%3Fhl%3Den-
> > > GB&msg=bd0acd545ae5e08f>
> > > @gmail.com
> > > Phone:+91-9811209345
> > > _________________________________________
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> >
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> > The Sarai Programme at CSDS
> > Raqs Media Collective
> > shuddha at sarai.net
> > www.sarai.net
> > www.raqsmediacollective.net
> >
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 21:26:26 +0530
> From: "Aditya Raj Kaul" <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Condemn the violence
> To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
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> Since when did S.A.R. Geelani become an expert in giving a lecture on
> 'Fascism' and 'Terrorism'. Though he maybe the practical example of the
> same
> to the contrary.
>
> As per NDTV interview, DUSU President had politely asked Geelani to leave
> the premises as the organisers had no prior permission to this event. It
> was
> an illegally organised programme on a communally sensitive issue. Just to
> provoke the common student.
>
> It was the SFI and AISA goons who clashed with the ABVP peaceful protesters
> which led to violence. And as on record, only one that too an ABVP activist
> was injured in the entire protest.
>
> The local SHO Mr. Joshi, is on record to say that they had no prior
> information, and no permission was taken from them or the University
> authorities.
>
> Lastly, S.A.R. Geelani was released on 'technical grounds'. This doesn't
> prove his innocence in totality. He still is a culprit and needs to face
> just trial.
>
> Geelani has known links with Kashmiri Separatists and even terrorists. Who
> decided in the first place to invite him and that too as the chairman of
> the
> panel, making mockery of the Delhi University.
>
> Such anti-social and anti-India elements need to be ignored. We won't
> tolerate such separatist forces with divisive policies to brainwash the
> student community.
>
> I condemn his presence in the Delhi University.
>
> Aditya Raj Kaul
>
> On 11/6/08, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, I agree with Shuddha. Any kind of violence must me condemned.
> >
> > So similar to Kashmiris who also indulge in violence by killing people or
> > damaging public and Govt property.All that these kashmiris have is muscle
> > power, Gun power , throat power,meaningless and empty slogans, and the
> > patronage of corrupted and compliant authorities , pseudo secularists and
> > the paid up writers
> >
> > Pawan
> > Jai Andhra ! Jai Hind
> >
> >
> >
> > On 11/6/08, Shuddhabrata Sengupta <shuddha at sarai.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear all, dear hany babu,
> > >
> > > I am shocked to read this note. Clearly the ABVP and its allies on
> > > the campuses of our universities have become nothing short of
> > > criminal gangs that seek to impose their writ through acts of violent
> > > intimidation. No words are strong enough to condemn the incident that
> > > has been reported below. It only goes to show that the 'culture' of
> > > 'cultural nationalists' of the ABVP variety is synonymous with plain
> > > thuggery. That the concerned university authorities (the pro-vice
> > > chancellor and the proctor) acted in a partisan manner and asked for
> > > this meeting (for which prior permission had been sought and granted)
> > > to be closed is deeply regrettable. They have profoundly compromised
> > > their integrity and the dignity of their position by the manner in
> > > which they have conducted themselves.
> > >
> > > In any given public meeting, the public is invited to attend, and has
> > > the right to ask questions and make critical comments if necessary.
> > > That the ABVP chose not to do this, but to attack and disrupt the
> > > meeting, and insult and harm the speakers, says all we need to know
> > > about their capacity to enter and engage into a debate. They have
> > > nothing to say. They have no facts, no arguments, no reasons, no
> > > evidence. All that they have is muscle power, throat power,
> > > meaningless and empty slogans, and the patronage of corrupted and
> > > compliant authorities and the police.
> > >
> > > This should be seen, not as a sign of their strength, but of their
> > > pathetic weakness. They will not prevail.
> > >
> > > best
> > >
> > > Shuddha
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 06-Nov-08, at 6:14 PM, hany babu wrote:
> > >
> > > > *Press Note*
> > > >
> > > > *University Community, Delhi University*
> > > >
> > > > *6th November 2008*
> > > >
> > > > *Condemn the vandalism of ABVP and RSS in Delhi University!*
> > > >
> > > > *Defend the freedom of speech and our democratic rights!*
> > > >
> > > > Dear media persons and journalists,
> > > >
> > > > * *
> > > >
> > > > We wish to bring to your notice the latest incident of vandalism by
> > > > Akhil
> > > > Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad goons (ABVP, student wing of the RSS)
> > > > in Delhi
> > > > University, in which members of the press community were also made
> > > > victims.
> > > >
> > > > The University Community, an independent group of students and
> > > > teachers of
> > > > Delhi University, had organised a meeting on "*Communalism, Fascism
> > > > and
> > > > Democracy: Rhetoric and Reality*" on 6th November 2008 at Room No.
> > > > 22 Arts
> > > > Faculty. It did not come as a surprise that right-wing forces would
> be
> > > > opposed to any meaningful discussion on these issues.
> > > >
> > > > As the Chair of the meeting, SAR Geelani (lecturer at Zakir Husain
> > > > College,
> > > > University of Delhi), came inside the room and took his seat, one
> > > > of the
> > > > ABVP members came and *spat on his face twice*. It was then that we
> > > > realised
> > > >
> > > > that this was a planned attempt to disrupt the public meeting –
> > > > ABVP goondas
> > > >
> > > > were sitting inside the room and they rose to hurl abuses at the
> > > > participants and physically attack them. DUSU President Nupur
> > > > Sharma (of
> > > > ABVP) entered the room and declared that SAR Geelani, a lecturer of
> > > > this
> > > > University, could not speak in the University! This, when we had
> > > > taken due
> > > > permission from the University authorities to conduct the meeting.
> > > >
> > > > The ABVP goons attacked the women students and participants, broke
> the
> > > > microphone and hurled chairs. They also manhandled media persons
> > > > who were
> > > > covering the meeting. Two journalists from Tehelka and Mail Today,
> > > > who were
> > > > speakers at the meeting, were threatened by ABVP. The mother of one
> > > > of the
> > > > media persons who was present had to leave the venue because she was
> > > > terrorised by the goons. At this point, the Pro-Vice Chancellor and
> > > > the
> > > > Proctor called one of the organisers and told him *that the meeting
> > > > could
> > > > not go on because it was creating a 'law and order' problem. *Who
> > > > did the
> > > > University administration side with? ABVP.
> > > >
> > > > It was the courage and fortitude of the audience who insisted on
> > > > continuing
> > > > the meeting. The ABVP goons were pushed out of the room and the
> > > > meeting
> > > > continued behind closed doors. ABVP did not stop there. *In the
> > > > presence of
> > > > a large contingent of Delhi Police, and we dare say with their
> > > > permission,
> > > > they threw stones at the room, broke all the window panes, tried to
> > > > break
> > > > the doors and continued abusing – *Goli maaro saalon ko, Pakistan
> > > > Murdabad,
> > > > Vande Mataram – were some of the better ones*. SAR Geelani, in
> > > > particular
> > > > was targeted. *However, they could not scare us and stop the
> > > > meeting from
> > > > concluding successfully.
> > > >
> > > > We wish to bring to your notice that this is not the first effort
> > > > of ABVP
> > > > *to
> > > > snatch all the democratic space available to us in the University*.
> > > > Last
> > > > year, the faculty members and students of the History Department were
> > > > targeted only because of a text in their syllabus. The same goons
> > > > who once
> > > > attacked our right to study history texts today attacked our right
> > > > to hold
> > > > meetings and discussions.
> > > >
> > > > During a meeting on communalism and fascism, we were witness to the
> > > > threat
> > > > and danger posed by these communal and fascist forces to the
> > > > secular and
> > > > democratic fabric of our country. The parent organisation of ABVP,
> > > > and the
> > > > politics espoused by them, is responsible for the widespread attack
> on
> > > > minorities across the country. It is they who were responsible for
> the
> > > > genocide in Gujarat and for spreading the politics of hate and
> > > > fear. If we
> > > > remain silent today, *we will lose whatever little space that is
> > > > left to us
> > > > in the University*. Do we need to take permission from ABVP to hold a
> > > > meeting in the University? Who does the University administration
> > > > and Delhi
> > > > Police support in the fight against fascism?
> > > >
> > > > *We call upon the entire University community to protest against this
> > > > assault on academic freedom and democratic rights. In protest of
> > > > today's
> > > > events, we are organising a protest march tomorrow at the
> > > > University, at
> > > > 11:00 a.m. at Vivekananda statue, Arts Faculty. We demand*
> > > >
> > > > *1.      **The University administration should lodge a FIR
> > > > against ABVP
> > > > members, especially persons like Nupur Sharma, Vikas Dahiya, Desh
> > > > Ratan,
> > > > Sonu Singh and Ashutosh.*
> > > >
> > > > *2.      **Time-bound enquiry into this act of vandalism and
> > > > goondaism and
> > > > action against the people found guilty. *
> > > >
> > > > *3.      **To give us assurance that future public meetings on
> > > > similar
> > > > issues will not be disrupted by these goons. *
> > > >
> > > > University Community
> > > >
> > > > *Contact Persons: Umar Khalid 9873961701, Harsh Bora 9811855618,
> > > > universitycommun...<http://groups.google.com/groups/unlock?hl=en-
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> > > > @gmail.com*
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