> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ajay Arora <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:27:57 +0530 > Subject: [AI] update on protest against rpd. > To: [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] > > Dear All > > > > This is in continuation with my earlier mail informing you about the > initiation of agitation by National Federation of the Blind on 28.1.2014 > for acceptance of the suggestions relating to amendment in the proposed > Bill on the rights of persons with disabilities. I had earlier informed > you all that on the first day of agitation we met Hon'ble Law Minister Mr. > Kapil Sibbal who assured us to refer the Bill for opinion of the Attorney > General in the light of our suggestions. However, since he maintained that > the changes will have to be made by the concerned department i.e. Deptt. of > Disability Affairs, we continued our agitation. We had also sent the > representation along with suggestion to Hon'ble Mrs. Sonia Gandhi > simultaneously. Consequently, a meeting was held between the delegation of > National Federation of the Blind and Secretary Department of Disability > Affairs as well as Secretary and Joint Secretary Deptt. of Disability > Affairs on this issue on 29.1.14 in which the following decisions were > taken: > > a) The Bill if introduced in the coming session of Parliament will be > referred to the Standing Committee; > > b) Simultaneously the suggestions made by us will also be sent to > Standing Committee as Govt. Recommendation after due examination; > > c) The possibility to get the concurrence of M/o Law on the changes in > the Bill in the light of suggestions made by us and accepted by the Govt. > before introduction will also be explored; > > d) The new Minister will meet the delegation of the Federation > immediately on arrival likely to be on 3rd of February, 2014 for > formalizing these decisions. > > > > The above development is for your information and a step towards taking you > all along with our ongoing agitation at least morally and mentally as you > would appreciate that we circulated the Bill to you all immediately after > accessing the copy of the Bill as approved by the Cabinet. > > > > > > With regards, > > > > > > S.K. Rungta > > Senior Advocate & > > General Secretary > > National Federation of the Blind > > > -- > Ajay Arora phd research scholar > Centre for the Study of Law and Governance > JNU > Nelson Mandela Marg > New Delhi India > Contact Mobile +91-8826360111. > email: > [email protected] > > Time to meet up again! > Register for AccessIndia Convention 2014: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing > accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >
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