Indian Social Forum’s Central Committee, Dammam has issued a press release condemning police atrocities and brutality at educational campuses over the last few days where the police has used force to stop protesters of CAA and NRC.
Condemning the use of force in Jamia Milia, Aligarh University and Darul Uloom, the forum added that the central government was compromising with secular principles of the country. It also added the central government using colonial laws such as NRC and CAA is discriminating between majority and minority communities.
“The forum condemns police atrocities at education campus such as Jamia Milia, Aligarh University & Darul-Uloom. Central government has passed colonial laws against its own citizens, legislation which are passed by the current government are against the basics principles of secularism which is the foundation of our great nation. By getting Citizenship Amendment Act union government is discriminating between the majority and minority communities in India, which is also the agenda of ruling party. The role of Delhi Police which is under Central government has also raised several doubts” the press release stated.
Waseem Udupi, President Indian Social Forum, said "In our democratic country every citizen has equal rights to protest against the unconstitutional laws passed by government, it has been noticed that government is misusing its agencies to crush the protesters who are against the Citizen Amendment Act CAA and branding the protesters as anti-national".
“We have witnessed many peaceful protest and rallies have been organized all over India against this black law. Here by Indian Social forum support the peace full protests which are against the people of India. Instead passing these black laws we argue government to take approximate step to resolve the economic crisis of the country instead implementing their saffron agenda” the press statement added.
The Forum expressed solidarity with all the education institution under attack by union government agency over the last week especially with the student of JNU, BHU, HCU, IIT Mumbai, TISS, Delhi University & Jadhavpur university campus and urged government to stop violence of agencies against the civilians protesting CAA.
Wasim Udupi chaired the meeting. Nameer Cheruvadi welcomed members and executive to the meeting while Ashraf Puttur presented vote of thanks.
Sharif Jokatte & Salahuddin from Karnataka, Mohammad Habib & Jahangir Arushi from Tamil Nadu, Nasir Koduvally & Mubarak Poyilthodi from Kerala, Mansoor Shah, Mohammad Tahir & Mohammad Azim from Delhi Zone were present during the meeting.
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Goa nightclub blaze: Three senior government officials suspended
Panaji (PTI) Three senior officials of the Goa government, including the then Director of Panchayat, were suspended on Sunday in connection with the nightclub fire tragedy for their role in allowing the facility to start operations in 2023, a senior officer said.
A massive fire tore through the nightclub in the early hours of Sunday, claiming 25 lives, including five tourists and 20 staff members.
The suspended officials include Siddhi Tushar Harlankar, who was then Director of Panchayat, Dr Shamila Monteiro, who was then Member Secretary of the Goa State Pollution Control Board, and Raghuvir Bagkar, then Secretary of Village Panchayat Arpora-Nagoa.
They are held responsible for giving permission to 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub at Arpora to start its operations in 2023, a senior officer said.
Police questioned Roshan Redkar, the sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa Panchayat, who had issued a trade licence to the club.
