Rihai Manch came out with a White Paper on Judicial Communalism and a set of ten propositions at its latest convention.
Lucknow, February 11, 2013 /
On the third anniversary of advocate Shahid Azmi's martyrdom, Rihai Manch organised a convention on the communalism of judiciary and terrorism in the democracy in India, which holds Muslims responsible for any acts of terror carried out anywhere in the country, regardless of evidences and the police not following protocol in its investigations.
The threat of growing fascism in systems in the country is dangerous for the democracy.
The seminar started with a condemnation of the Delhi Police Special Cell forcefully detaining the keynote speaker journalist Iftikhar Gilani in Delhi and preventing him from attending the gathering.
Human rights activist Himanshu Kumar, addressed the audience saying the judiciary too had joined hands with the legislature and the executive to oppress the poor and the helpless and people of the country need to mobilise their efforts into movements to be able to bring about a change in this system.
Renowned journalist Prashant Tandon spoke about the 'media trial' of innocent youths by the press which is accountable to no one yet influences judicial decisions heavily. He added that the media is aided by the State in its judicial fascism. He said that the development of a collective consciousness of the public which does not protest impartial investigations and subsequent hanging and bogus encounters of its fellow citizens is a sign of India's transition from a democracy to a fascist nation.
Shahid Azmi's brother Khalid Azmi said that the cause his brother died for is alive in the whole nation and his sacrifice was not for naught.
Gulbarga's Ayaz Al Sheikh called for a strong political movement for a secular judiciary and true democracy, and said that the current system that takes away the right to life of its citizens is in grave need of a haul.
APCR leader Akhlaq Ahmed said the a majority of the judiciary officials share Sangh Parivar's communal mindset of oppressing minorities and they are hold Manu's ideas as their supreme constitution.
Lawyer and human rights leader from Gujarat, Bilal Kaghzi, who was imprisoned on false charges pointed out that in most trials of terrorist cases, the judges grill the accused and not the opposition which is, in itself a mockery of democratic processes in the country and a violation of judicial principles.
A 10-point resolution was passed at the conference:
1. Afzal being executed despite an unfair trial is an undemocratic event, a dangerous political move in the nation.
2. Rihai Manch opposes the illegal house arrest of Dr. SAR Geelani in Kashmir and detention of journalist Iftikhar Geelani who wanted to attend this meeting today but was caught and detained in Delhi.
3. The conference was to express concern over the communal nature of the judiciary while ruling in terrorism-related lawsuits and appeals and concludes hoping it would render justice impartially to aggrieved parties and honorable judges will be mindful of constitutional propriety.
4. The Conference demands that the judiciary reconsider a retrial in terrorism cases which earlier has partial trials and facts be submitted to judicial panels.
5. Special fast track courts to hear the cases related to terrorism be set-up.
6. RD Nimesh commission report should be made public immediately and authorities guilty of torture should be brought to book.
7. Confession in cases involving terrorism, including provisions relating to confession before the police officer should be cancelled and repealed.
8. Case against defendants sued without the approval of either the President or the Governor be taken back immediately and legal action be taken against officials involved in them.
9. Indian Government bring out a White Paper on Indian Mujahideen.
10. A report on the conduct of civil prisoners exonerated after long should be taken from the prison police and not from the civil police.
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