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ALL INDIA FORUM FOR RIGHT TO EDUCATION
अअअअ अअअअ अअअअअअ अअअअअअ अअअ
Secretariat: 306, Pleasant Apartments, Bazarghat, Hyderabad 500 004
Email: aifrte.secretariat@gmail.com; Website: www.aifrte.in
सससस सससससस सस सससस, सससस ससस सस सससससससससस !
Board of Advisers
Prof. R.K. Agnihotri, Rajasthan Formerly Deptt. of Linguistics, Delhi University
Sri G. S. Asiwal, Madhya Pradesh Senior Trade Union Leader, Bhopal
Dr. P.M. Bhargava, Andhra Pradesh Founder-Director, CCMB, Hyderabad
Dr. Vasanthi V. Devi, Tamil Nadu Formerly Vice Chancellor, M. S. University; Chairperson, Institute of Human Rights Education, Madurai
Dr. Hiren Gohain, Assam Poet & Literary Critic, Guwahati
Prof. Sudarshan Iyengar, Gujarat Formerly Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapeeth
Sri Devanooru Mahadeva, Karnataka Writer & Activist for Social Justice, Bangalore
Sri Kedarnath Pandey, Bihar Gen. Secy., Bihar Madhaymik Shikshak Sangh
Dr. G. G. Parikh, Maharashtra Yusuf Meharally Centre, Mumbai
Prof. N. D. Patil, Maharashtra Educationist and Peasant Leader, Kolhapur
Prof. Prabhat Patnaik, Haryana Economist & Professor Emeritus, JNU
Prof. Ram Puniyani, Maharashtra Writer & All India Secular Forum, Mumbai
Sri S. P. Shukla, Uttarakhand Formerly Commerce Secretary, Govt. of India
Prof. Jagmohan Singh, Punjab Senior Civil Liberties Activist, Ludhiana
Sri Shatrughan Pd. Singh, Bihar President, Bihar Madhaymik Shikshak Sangh
Sri Bhai Vaidya, Maharashtra President, Akhil Bharat Samajvadi Adhyapak Sabha, Pune
Prof. Rooprekha Verma, Uttar Pradesh Formerly Vice Chancellor, Lucknow University
Presidium
Dr. Meher Engineer, West Bengal Chairperson, AIFRTE; Ex-President, Indian Academy of Social Science; Kolkata
Prof. Wasi Ahmed, Bihar Former Joint Secretary, AIFUCTO; Patna
Sri Prabhakar Arade, Maharashtra President, AIFETO; Kolhapur
Prof. G. Haragopal, Telangana Visiting Professor, NLSIU, Bengaluru
Prof. Madhu Prasad, Delhi Formerly Deptt. of Philosophy, Zakir Husain College, Delhi University
Prof. K. Chakradhar Rao, Telangana Deptt. of Economics, Osmania University
Prof. Anil Sadgopal, Madhya Pradesh Formerly Dean, Faculty of Education, Delhi University; Bhopal
Prof. K. M. Shrimali, Delhi Formerly Deptt. of History, Delhi University
Dr. Anand Teltumbde, West Bengal Writer & Civil Liberties Activist, Deptt of Management, IIT, Kharaghpur
20th March, 2017 Release Prof. Saibaba from Jail and
provide him urgent and continuous health care as he is facing life risk
The conviction by the trial court of Prof Saibaba of the Delhi University to life
imprisonment for having “sympathies” with the Naxalites / Maoists is an outrage by any
standards, legal or humanitarian. Here it may be noted properly that the Supreme Court
has repeatedly maintained that subscription to an ideology or membership of a group, even
it is banned organization, cannot be considered a crime until the attempt to incite violence
is unequivocally established. Prof. Saibaba is 90% disabled and his last incarceration in
solitary confinement in the Nagpur jail has led to a serious deterioration in his medical
condition which is now life-threatening since he has been jailed once again and hence
cannot receive the medical care that he urgently and constantly requires. As of now, his
health is deteriorating very fast and putting the life at risk. It is impossible to ignore the
most vindictive and inhuman attitude of the State agencies in so treating a severely
disabled person on the claim that he is a member of a `banned’ organization and hence
requires to be treated with no respect or consideration for his medical condition.
There is also a serious apprehension that given the present climate, when faculty members
are sought to be suspended / dismissed from service for attending or organizing seminars,
pressure is being brought on the University of Delhi to terminate the services of Prof
Saibaba. We hope that the authorities of Delhi University will not allow any pressure and
will protect the democratic rights of its faculty members in general and Prof. Saibaba in
the present case.
This is completely illegal and has a dangerous bearing on the service conditions of all
university and college teachers. Termination of service can only be done if the entire legal
process has been completed, and this includes the final rejection of the individual’s appeal
to the highest court, the Supreme Court. Until then the person could only be suspended
with all the conditionalities that this implies, including receipt of salary. This is important
as the financial needs of the family and the legal expenses of the recourse to higher courts
of justice would otherwise be severely restrained.
AIFRTE strongly condemns any attempts to deny Prof Saibaba his legal and humanitarian
rights. Given his critical medical condition, he should be immediately released from prison
and all his democratic rights should be fully protected till the entire legal process is
completed.
AIFRTE Presidium
Dr. Meher Engineer, Chairperson, AIFRTE;
Ex-President, Indian Academy of Social Science; Kolkata,
Prof. Wasi Ahmed, Bihar, Former Joint Secretary, AIFUCTO; Patna
Sri Prabhakar Arade, Maharashtra, President, AIFETO; Kolhapur
Prof. G. Haragopal, Andhra Pradesh, National Fellow, ICSSR; TISS, Hyderabad
Prof. Madhu Prasad, Delhi, Formerly Dept. of Philosophy, Zakir Husain College, Delhi
University
Prof. K. Chakradhar Rao, Telengana, Dept. of Economics, Osmania University,
Hyderabad
Prof. Anil Sadgopal, Madhya Pradesh, Former Dean, Faculty of Education, Delhi
University; Bhopal
Prof. K. M. Shrimali, Delhi, Formerly Dept. of History, Delhi University
Dr. Anand Teltumbde, West Bengal, Professor of Management, IIT, Kharagpur
सससससस सससस ससस ससससससस, सस सस सससस सस सससससस
Contacts: Organising Secretary: Sri D. Ramesh Patnaik, Hyderabad; Mob: 09440980396, 040-23305266; Email: drameshptk@gmail.com
Office Secretary: Sri Lokesh Malti Prakash, Bhopal; Mob: 09407549240; Email: lokeshmaltiprakash@gmail.com
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