Dear All
We all must thank CPI(M) and Sitaram Yechury who demanded for refering
RPD Bill to the Standing Committee yesterday and represented the
legitimatd demands of majority of persons with disabilities. we should
not forget disabled have no representation in either of the houses.
and if Seitaram sir has not raised this demand our lives would have
been in peril. what we want debate and discussion in the parliament
on RPD. isn't disability a national issue? formost India should
legislate its law on disability in harmony with UNCRPD which current
law has intentially ignored.
Now attempts are on to vendalise and attack CPI(M) Office, we all
should unite to condemn such attempts, and lets be united to fight
against such individuals and groups who for scoring political points
are hastening RPD Bill for passage which has countless inadequacies.
Many thanks to Sitaram Yechury and CPI(M)
JNU blind students and scholars are greatly indebted to CPM and
sitaram Yechury who became the powerful voice of the disabled in the
Rajya Sabha.
We hope CPM will not succum to any pressure exerted by some of the
politically motivated groups and individuals.
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We came to know from mail by Nilesh Singhit that there was a dharna in
front of CPI(M) office because Sitaram Yechury's demand for the
Standing Committee. Now we receive this information.
With regards,
Shampa
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From: National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)
<nprd...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 11:08 AM
Subject: Fwd: Rights of Persons with disability Bill
To:
CPI(M) Stand on the Disability Bill.
Forwarding a letter from Smt. Brinda Karat to Syamala of AADI for your
information
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From: Brinda Karat <bri...@cpim.org>
Date: Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: Rights of Persons with disability Bill
To: AADI India <a...@aadi-india.org>
Cc: National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled <nprd...@gmail.com>
Dear Syamala gidugu,
This is in connection with your concern about the cpim's position re
the rights of persons with disability bill which you expressed to me
in the telephone conversation we had yesterday. You said that the
government had agreed to twenty amendments to the bill jointly worked
out by the disability sector and that therefore the bill should be
passed without any delay instead of sending it to the standing
committee as suggested by the cpim.
I believe you are completely misinformed. The government did not move
any of the amendments which had been unitedly suggested by the
disability sector.. Not a single one, except for changing the date on
the bill!
When the bill was introduced in the house, without any of the official
amendments, the parliamentary group leader of the cpim, com sitaram
yechury, asked for it to be referred to the standing committee.this
reflected the opinion of the disability sector.It had been unitedly
agreed by all those involved in the struggle for the bill that if the
government did not accept the minimum non-negotiable amendments, the
bill should not be passed.
I would request you to kindly verify the facts before taking public
positions. if this had been done much of the subsequent confusion
regarding the bill on the part of a few of the organisations who were
wrongly informed that the amendments had been moved, when they had
not, could have been avoided.it was entirely wrong on the part of the
government to introduce the bill without the amendments.
I would like to reiterate what I told you on the phone, the pressure
should be on the government to move the official amendments on the
floor of parliament, in the few days it has left of this last session.
The onus is on the government, not parties like the cpim who have been
uncompromising in their wholehearted support for the disability rights
movement. In fact it is only because of the strong stand taken by the
cpim that the government could not push this flawed version of the
bill through. we have provided another opportunity to force the
government to bring the amendments.
having been personally involved with the movements for justice for the
disability sector for many years and having as a member of the rajya
sabha, ensured the first detailed discussion on disability issues
demanding a bill based on rights, in the rajya sabha I can assure you
that my party is fully committed to take the issues forward. we are
happy to work with all organisations working on disability rights
issues including your organisation.
i am copying this letter to the nprd with the request to circulate it
to other organisations and individuals so that the position of the
cpim can be made clear.
with best wishes,
Brinda Karat
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On Feb 7, 2014, at 2:31 PM, AADI India <a...@aadi-india.org> wrote:
February 6, 2014
Ms. Brinda Karat
Politburo Member, CPI (M)
A.K. Gopalan Bhawan,
27-29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg,
New Delhi 110 001
Dear Ms.Karat,
Greetings from AADI.
You must be aware of the Rights of Persons with disability Bill being
tabled in the Parliament tomorrow.
After four years of hard work we have come to this stage.
During the last couple of weeks we worked hard alongside the Ministry
of Social Justice and Ministry of Law to work on some fundamental
amendments.
We are happy that these amendments would be passed by the Cabinet today.
We urge you to Pass the Bill along with the Amendments when it gets
introduced in the Parliament tomorrow.
Please do not send it to the Standing Committee. People cannot wait
much longer before their basic rights are addressed.
Warm regards
Syamala Gidugu
Executive Director
AADI
2,Balbir Saxena Marg,Hauz Khas,
New Delhi.
Tel: 26864714, 26569107,26966331
website- aadi-india.org
--
Avinash Shahi
M.Phil Research Scholar
Centre for The Study of Law and Governance
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi India
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