[Reader-list] PROTEST AGAINSTTHE EXTERMINENT ORDER OF ANTI-NUKE ACTIVIST VAISHALI PATIL

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*PROTEST AGAINSTTHE EXTERMINENT ORDER OF ANTI-NUKE ACTIVIST VAISHALI PATIL*





Ahead of Republic Day protests, Govt. tries to crush Jaitapur Movement
 By Newzfirst
 1/18/12

MUMBAI - Against the background of the call given by Janhit Seva Sangh
for Jail Bharo Aandolan, two days before Republic Day the situation
around Jaitapur is heating up and unprecedented measures are being
adopted by the Government to crush the movement.

In this context, social activist and a renowned anti-nuclear leader,
Vaishali Patil has been slapped with a notice for externment from
Ratnagiri under sec 56(1) of Mumbai Police Act 1951.

Citing two registered cases of mass agitation that are pending in the
court, the Dy. SP of Lanja, Tushar Patil has by the notice (outgoing
no 63/2012) ordered Vaishali Patil to appear before the Sub-Divisional
officer of Ratnagiri.

Adv. Baba Parulekar appeared before the Sub Divisional Magistrate of
Ratnagiri on behalf of Vaishali Patil.

For the last two years, in the wake of Jaitapur agitations, the
collector of Ratnagiri, time and again under sec 144 (4) of the
Criminal Procedure Code has prevented Ex Justice of Supreme Court, PB
Sawant, Kolse Patil and Vaishali Patil from entering Ratnagiri
District.

This order was challenged by the petitioners under writ petition No
3339 of 14th Nov 2011. Jusice Mohit Shah and Justice Ms. Roshan Dalvi
in their order, citing Rammanohar Lohia v Bihar government, upheld the
fundamental right of movement and speech granted in the constitution
and has held the order of the collector of Ratnagiri District as
illegal.

In spite of this order against the government by the Mumbai High
Court, the authorities have taken recourse to the Mumbai Police Act of
1951 and have initiated the fresh process of externminating Vaishali
Patil from Ratnagiri which is seen as a deliberate step to harass and
intimidate activists and leaders with a view to crush the ongoing non
violent agitation against the Jaitapur Nuclear Project.

The President of Janhit Seva Samithi, Praveen Gavankar, has condemned
the order. ‘The externment order that is essentially used against
thieves, goondas, murders is being used against activists to muzzle
free speech and movement and intimidate leaders of the agitation”, he
said.

Earlier the process of externment has already been initiated against
the Sarpanch of Madban, Shri. Bhikaji Waghmare, Asst. Sarpanch, Shri.
Prashant Manjrekar, Suhas Gavankar, Shivprasad Gune, Nandkumar Raut,
and Praveen Gavankar.

Meanwhile, in its weekly meeting the Konkan Vinashkari Prakalp Virodhi
Samith has condemned the partisan action of the Ratnagiri city police
and have accused them of coming under political pressure.


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