[Reader-list] Jamia Millia University should be prosecuted

[Aarti Sethi]

I think the Vice Chancellor of Jamia Milia has done absolutely the right
thing by offering legal aid to its accused students. Institutions have a
responsibility to their students. And it is only fair that whether they are
guilty or innocent, which only a court of law will adjudicate on, that these
boys be able to access legal aid. It is precisely when the extraneous
conditions of them getting adequate help and a fair trial seem tricky that
the university has a greater responsibility to step in. In such a situation
I think it right and fitting that their institution stand behind them.
Mushirul Hassan has said he will place this before the executive council
which is exactly the right procedure and protocol.

I am actually amazed to see the blood-lust from some sections on this list
where you don't even want these kids to get the legal aid which is their
right. And please lets not waffle about the state providing defence counsel.
We are all aware of what that counsel is like.


regards
Aarti



On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 6:44 PM, <radhikarajen at vsnl.net> wrote:

> Unfortunately, this attitude and action of the institutions and NGOs which
> makes them communal. It only gives more courage to be fundamentalists in
> secular society be it for a hindu or a muslim or a christian, if you have
> support to be fanatic why not. !
>
> Regards.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:55 am
> Subject: [Reader-list] Jamia Millia University should be prosecuted
> To: sarai list <reader-list at sarai.net>
>
> > Jamia Millia University should be
> > prosecuted<http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/09/23/jamia-
> > millia-university-should-be-prosecuted/>
> >
> > *The Jamia Millia Islamia University would provide legal aid to two
> > suspended students who have been arrested by Delhi Police for being
> > allegedly involved in the serial blasts in the
> > capital<http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/09/19/war-on-
> > terror-offstumped-salute-to-indias-pride/>.
> > *
> >
> > **
> >
> > *"Legal aid would be provided till they are not found guilty," varsity
> > spokesperson Rakshanda Jaleel on Tuesday said.*
> >
> > Offstumped has unearthed the Jamia Millia Islamia Act of
> > 1988<http://education.nic.in/cd50years/x/7H/8M/7H8M0101.htm>
> > .
> >
> > There is no provision within this act for the University to
> > provide legal
> > aid to students, period, forget personal or university related,
> > guilty or
> > not guilty.
> >
> > Its powers are very clear.
> >
> > Please visit the following link for more -
> > Jamia Millia University should be
> > prosecuted<http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/09/23/jamia-
> > millia-university-should-be-prosecuted/>
> >
> > PTI reports
> >
> > *The Jamia Millia Islamia University would provide legal aid to two
> > suspended students who have been arrested by Delhi Police for being
> > allegedly involved in the serial blasts in the
> > capital<http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/09/19/war-on-
> > terror-offstumped-salute-to-indias-pride/>.
> > *
> >
> > **
> >
> > *"Legal aid would be provided till they are not found guilty," varsity
> > spokesperson Rakshanda Jaleel on Tuesday said.*
> >
> > Offstumped has unearthed the Jamia Millia Islamia Act of
> > 1988<http://education.nic.in/cd50years/x/7H/8M/7H8M0101.htm>
> > .
> >
> > There is no provision within this act for the University to
> > provide legal
> > aid to students, period, forget personal or university related,
> > guilty or
> > not guilty.
> >
> > Its powers are very clear. -
> > Jamia Millia University should be
> > prosecuted<http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/09/23/jamia-
> > millia-university-should-be-prosecuted/>
> >
> > PTI reports
> >
> > *The Jamia Millia Islamia University would provide legal aid to two
> > suspended students who have been arrested by Delhi Police for being
> > allegedly involved in the serial blasts in the
> > capital<http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/09/19/war-on-
> > terror-offstumped-salute-to-indias-pride/>.
> > *
> >
> > **
> >
> > *"Legal aid would be provided till they are not found guilty," varsity
> > spokesperson Rakshanda Jaleel on Tuesday said.*
> >
> > Offstumped has unearthed the Jamia Millia Islamia Act of
> > 1988<http://education.nic.in/cd50years/x/7H/8M/7H8M0101.htm>
> > .
> >
> > There is no provision within this act for the University to
> > provide legal
> > aid to students, period, forget personal or university related,
> > guilty or
> > not guilty.
> >
> > *Unless of course the University wants to make the argument that
> > providinglegal aid to Terrorists is providing a facility to
> > promote "national
> > integration, secularism and international understanding",
> > Offstumped demands
> > the Union HRD Ministry to pull up the University Officials for
> > acting way
> > beyond what the law provides for, failing which they must face
> > prosecutionfor aiding and abetting terrorism.*
> >
> > Its powers are very clear. -
> > http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/09/23/jamia-millia-
> > university-should-be-prosecuted/
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