Challenging the Nanavati-Mehta investigation panel’s finding that the Godhra train burning was pre-planned, human rights activists termed the probe report as “absurd” and a “travesty of justice”.”It is an absurd report,” said lawyer Mukul Sinha of the Jan Sangharsh Manch (JMM) who represented violence victims before the inquiry commission. “The part one of the report [...]
Demonstration Against GUJCOC Despite restrictions of the holy Ramzan Month, over a thousand Muslims including women joined the protest Dharna organized by Jan Sangharsh Manch, New Socialist Movement, Jamat-e-Islam, Aman Samuday, Jamate Ulema, Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Samiti, Aman Samuday and several other civil rights organizations to protest against the demand of Narendra Modi to enact [...]
Police are the biggest organised gang of criminals, says lawyer quoting an Allahabad High Court judgment Speakers at an anti-GUJCOC rally organised here on Saturday asked the central government not to accept the demand of Chief Minister Narendra Modi for passing the GUJCOC (Gujarat Control of Organised Crime) Bill, 2003, maintaining that it was a [...]
The Nanavati Commission, probing the Godhra train carnage and subsequent riots in Gujarat, submitted the first part of its report to Chief Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday. Commission members Justice G.T. Nanavati and Justice Akshay Mehta handed over the report to him, in the presence of Minister of State for Home Amit Shah. The [...]
NANAVATI COMMISSION’S PART REPORT RAISES EYE BROWS The Jan Sangharsh Manch representing the riot victims before Nanavati Commission of Enquiry has expressed its shock surprise on the submission of a part report to the Government by the Nanavati Commission. The Jan Sangharsh Manch is associated with the Commission right from its appointment in [...]
Fabricating Systematic Lies (Mukul Sinha, Jan Sangharsh Manch) When the S6 coach of the Sabarmati Express had reduced to ashes near the Godhra railway station on 27th February, 2002, few had imagined that this event would forever change the politics of this country. Use of communal politics is not alien to the political culture of [...]
By S.H. Iyer Advocate JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND RIGHTS OF THE URBAN POOR IN INDIAN CITIES A poor homeless person was sleeping in the premises of a court. The Marshal came and scolded him. He was asked to go away. The man who was woken up from his slumber said ‘I am prepared to leave this [...]
NATIONAL CONFERENCE AGAINST FASCISM Report, Proceedings and Resolutions 1st September, 2007 VENUE: Town hall, Ashram road ,Ahmedabad Inaugural Session. (Presided by Shri A.P.Ravani, Retd Chief Justice Rajasthan High Court) After registration of the delegates, the conference began with the screening of the film `Come see America’ by Sashi, highlighting America as the root cause of [...]
