[IHRO] FW: Memorandum to the President of India on IB Report about Movement for Secullar Democracy with Citizens signature dwarikanathrath dwarikanathrath@gmail to IHRO Friends, MSD has sent a Memorandum signed by citizens to the President of India expressing concern over the IB Report on Movement for Secular Democracy(MSD).Our Request/Grievance has been registered vide Registration number PRSEC/E/2014/09856 in the ofice of the President of India.. The Memorandum has been sent by speed post It requested to cover the news in your News Papers For any queries you can contact the Convenor of MSD Shri Prakash bhai Shah. His mobile No is MobileNo-09879919421 Thanking You From Movement for Secular Democracy (MSD) MOVEMENT FOR SECULAR DEMOCRACY (MSD) C/o. Narmad Meghani Library, Opp. Natraj Railway Crossing, Meethakhali, Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad-380 006. Ph. (079) 26404418. E-mail: dn.rath@gmail 4 July 2014 FORWARDING LETTER Subject- Citizens sign against IB Report on Movement for Secular Democracy To, The President of India, New Delhi. Dear Sir, The recent secret report “Impact of NGOs on Development” from the Intelligence Bureau accusing select NGOs of scuttling Indian development submitted to the Union home department and PMO is very disturbing one. The IB Report has accused Movement for Secular Democracy, and others for making efforts to debunk the development Gujarat .As a matter of fact Movement for Secular Democracy is a broadest platform of the citizens of the civil society of Gujarat. It is not an NGO and does not receive any foreign fund. The IB report is designed to muzzle the voices of the citizens defending secularism and democracy inscribed in our Constitution .The concerned citizens of India have condemned the IB Report on MSD and signed the Memorandum, which explains the historic role of Movement for Secular Democracy in Gujarat for the cause of Communal Harmony, Peace and Justice since 1993 and defending the Secular Democracy and stand by the victims in communal violence. The signature campaign was launched on 25th June, on day of Anti Emergency Day and closed on 3rd July, 2014.Some names of the signatories are as following: They are: Shri Chunibhai Vaidya, known Gandhian and Sarvoday activist, Shri Rajmohan Gandhi, Dr. Romila Thaper, Prof. Yogendra Yadav, Dr. Mallika Sarabhai, Dr. J.S. Bandukwala, Prof. Gulam Mohammad Sheikh, Prof. Dhaval Mehta, Prof. Dinesh Shukla, Advocate Girish Patel, Fr. Cedric Prakash, Shri Gautam Thaker, Prof. Svati Joshi, Shri Gagan Shethi, Prof. Ghanshyam Shah. Dr. Ram Puniyani, Prof. Abid Shamsi, Shri. Sukla Sen, Ms Kamayani Bali Mahabal, Kumar Prashant, Prof. J. I. Laliwala, Shri Manishi Jani, Dr. Saroop Dhruv, Prof. Rohit Shukla, Shri Chinu Srinivasan, Dr. Ila Joshi,, Dr. Trupti Shah, Shri Madhu Prasad, Shri Dilip Chandulal, Shri Dwarika Nath Rath and many others. The Memorandum with the signatures of the citizens is attached. Thanking You, Yours truly, Prakash N. Shah Convenor, Movement for Secular Democracy (MSD) MobileNo-09879919421 MOVEMENT FOR SECULAR DEMOCRACY (MSD) C/o. Narmad-Meghani Library, Opp. Natraj Railway Crossing, Meethakhali, Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad-380 006. Ph. (079) 26404418.dn.rath@gmail MEMORANDUM 25th June ,2014 To, The President of India, New Delhi. On 39th year of Emergency, Emergency still knocks the door! We severely condemn IB report on Movement for Secular Democracy (M.S.D.) and reiterate our firm resolve to the Constitutional morals of Secular Democracy Dear Sir, We, the undersigned citizens, severely condemn the leaked report of Intelligence Bureau on Movement for Secular Democracy (M.S.D.). Gujarat is known worldwide as the land of Gandhiji and Sardar. But here a continual connivance is going on to create a communal atmosphere with specific political motive is since long., When the state witnessed many communal tensions, sporadic incidents and riots in 1980s , the citizens of Gujarat has made many efforts by taking various programme as a Civil society to maintain peace, amity and democratic values in the society. The Babri Demolition incident of December 1992 created a frenzied communal atmosphere in Gujarat and the entire country. Shocked by these and with intention to save Secular Democratic values of the Constitution, the eminent citizens of almost all fields of Gujarat convened at H. K. Arts College on 21st February, 1993 and formed a voluntary, non-party civil society movement and named it as Movement for Secular Democracy. So, contrary to Intelligence Bureaus version, M.S.D. is neither a N.G.O. nor it has any relationship with foreign funding. M.S.D. is purely a citizen’s Civil Society Movement committed to the Constitutional values of Secular Democracy. In the inaugural speech of this convention, former member of Planning Commission and well known political analyst, Sh. Rajni Kothari stressfully advocated for Democracy against Mobocracy, while Eminent Sarvoday leader Sh. Narayanbhai Desai appealed for Unity against Autocracy. At this juncture, we would like to acquaint you with the five resolutions passed in this founding convention which reflects its commitment towards constitutional values as well as its dream & understanding of the new society: 1. Resolution on Movement for Secular Democracy. 2. Appeal to stop to vitiate the public life for petty vote bank politics 3. Call to carry forward the struggle of Social Reform 4. Call to provide dignity and fearlessness to the women 5. Future programme and organisation. This movement which started on 21st February, 1993 took an innumerable programme among students, youths, women and other sections of the society to spread Secular democratic values and openly and courageously presented its views on all social, political and economic issues. This movement exposed the communal attitude and decisions of several groups and the State Govt. and it’ machinery after 1993. Further it also continued the campaign to protect Secular Democracy against these attacks. The Carnage of 2002 posed a Challenge to Movement for Secular Democracy. We had to pass through a very critical period to save the Civil Society from an all out communal attack. But in this trying period, MSD made all to rally round all the democratic and secular forces and raised the voice against irresponsible and communal attitude of the ruling party in the State with all intensity. Further it thrived to create a consensus over rehabilitation and justice to the carnage victims. In 2002, we have experienced total breakdown of law and order in Gujarat. The intensity of the activism & advocacy of Movement for Secular Democracy in 2002 has obviously annoyed the communal elements and those elements who wanted to reap political mileage out of communal identity. But Justice for the 2002 Carnage victims and desire of Peace and Amity in the society has been the main slogan of Movement for Secular Democracy to which it firmly adhered till this date. This Movement has also actively participated in Human Rights and Civil Liberties Movements since last 20 years with Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (P.U.C.L.) and other organisations. The Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (P.U.C.L.) is well known Civil Liberty voluntary organisation founded jointly by Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and Justice Tarkunde. It is quite shocking that such a reputed Civil Liberty Organisation has been linked with N.G.O. and foreign funds in the report of Intelligence Bureau. We strongly feel that presently also there is a long way to go for campaign and awareness about Secular culture and Rule of Law in Gujarat and the country. In short, we reiterate again our deep trust Secular Democracy inscribed in our Constitution for a healthy society in our country to thwart the atmosphere of political misuse of communal identity. We also appeal you to take measures to scrap this report of Intelligence Bureau intended to malign the image of the organizations and muzzle the people’s voice of dissent. We are the signatories: Prakash N. Shah Chunibhai Vaidya A.D. Shukla Abhinav Shukla Akhilesh Dave Alpesh Bhavsar Ami Parikh Arun Panchal Ashok Gupta Ashok Punjabi Ashokkumar Shrivastav Badribhai Joshi Bakul Rashtrapal Baldevbhai K. Patel Bharat Makwana Bhavik Raja Binit Modi Bipin Shroff Budhdhidhan Trivedi Cedric Prakash(Prashant) Chinu Shrinivasan Daniel Macwan Dankesh Oza Dasharath Shrimali Dheerubhai Rupareliya Dilip Chandulal Deepak Dholakia Deepak Vyas Dr. Damini Shah Dr. J.S. Bandukwala Dr. Jharna Pathak Dr. Mallika Sarabhai Dr. Saroop Dhruv Dr.Ila Joshi Dr.Trupti Shah Dwarika Nath Rath Gagan Shethi Ganpat Rathod Gautam Thaker Ghanshyam P. Chavda Girish Patel Govind Joshi Gulam Mohammad Sheikh H.P. Mishra Harshida Dave Hemal Jadav Hemantkumar Shah Hiren Chauhan Hiren Gandhi Ikram Mirza Jagdish Patel Jagdish Shah Jatin Sheth Jayesh Patel Jimmy Dhabi Jitendrakumar Shah K.M.Kapure K.P. Sasi Kamalesh Bhavsar Kamlesh Oza Kamayani Bali Mahipal Kantilal Dabhi Kaushik Joshi Ketan Rupera Kumar Prashant Lankesh Chakravarty Loknad Madhu Prasad Mahadev Vidrohi Mahesh Pandya Manishi Jani Manjibhai Rawal Meenakshi Joshi Mehul Trivedi Nita Mahadev Muniza Khan N.R. Malik Naresh M.Vaghela Neerad Vidrohi Nirav Patel Pallavi Patel Pankaj Bhatt Persis Ginwalla Prasad Chacko Pravin M Shah Prof. Abid Shamsi Dr. Dhanraj Pandit Prof. Dhaval Mehta Prof. Dinesh Shukla Prof. J I Laliwala Prof. Kanu Khadadiya Prof. Rohitbhai Shukla Prof.Ghanshyam Shah Prof.R. D. Desai Prof.Swati Joshi Prof.Yogendra Yadav R.R.Soman Rajesh Ramkrishnan Rajmohan Gandhi Ram Puniyani Ramesh Borisa Romila Thaper Ranjit Gadhvi Rasik R. Shah Renu Khanna Rimmi Vaghela S.H. Mansuri Saraben Baldiwala Sevantilal Modi Shukla Sen Shwetangini S.Patel Smita Parmar Subhash Joshi Sukhdev Patel Suryaben Shah Timir V. Amin Ushaben Pandit Uttam Parmar Vasant D. Brahmbhatt Vijay Dave Vikram Savai Vinubhai Amin Vismay Shah Y. G. Goswami Yaqub Kothariya Yashavantbhai Trivedi Zakia Somani (Signatures arranged alphabetically) __._,_.___ Posted by: dwarikanathrath International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO), of the Indian subcontinent, is a NGO, with national focus and overseas lobby network. It agitates both in India and internationally.
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