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* JNUSU Condemns Acquittal of Prof. Sabharwal's Killers "Judiciary used Lyngdoh Committee to penalise JNUSU's model elections, but allowed ABVP goons to get away with murder" - Sandeep Singuh, JNUSU President * JNUSU condemns the Nagpur Court's acquittal of the six ABVP leaders accused in the lynching of Prof. Sabharwal in Ujjain. The assault on Prof. Sabharwal was captured on film by TV channels and seen by the whole country. Yet the killers have been acquitted for 'lack of evidence.' The killers' patrons in the BJP Govt of Madhya Pradesh has ensured that the MP police brought no evidence to the court, and turned all witnesses hostile. Even at the time of the murder the key eyewitness had said on TV that he was receiving threats. In a Press Statement issued today, JNUSU President Sandeep Singh said, "In the wake of national anger against Prof. Sabharwal's murder, the Supreme Court had set up the Lyngdoh Committee to prepare guidelines for students' union elections. Last year, the Supreme Court used the Lyngdoh recommendations to impose a stay on JNUSU elections claiming that JNUSU rules and regulations were in violation of the Lyngdoh Committee's own recommendations. It is well known that JNUSU elections are in fact a model for the entire country, being completely peaceful, democratic and conducted by students themselves. Yet the Supreme Court took 'suo motu' notice of JNUSU elections and stayed it. But while the judiciary has penalised JNUSU's model elections process, it has only given us a terrible miscarriage of justice in the Sabharwal murder case, by acquitting the killers in spite of the evidence available on film. Will the Supreme Court, which took 'suo motu' notice of JNUSU elections, take similar notice of the miscarriage of justice in the Sabharwal murder case? Will the Supreme Court recognise that the JNUSU elections are in fact a model - completely devoid of money power and mucle power - and restore JNU students' democratic rights? We students of JNUSU certainly hope so." Sandeep President, JNUSU Mob. No. 9868033425 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to greenyouth@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to greenyouth+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
