Repeal Anti-Terror Bills

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The Prime Minister
Government of India

Dear Sir,

We express our deep concern about the two "anti-terror bills", that have recently been passed in both the houses of the parliament , without giving any opportunity for debate at the national and the state level. We do not agree to the perception that the protection of human rights stand in opposition to effective action against "terrorism". We do hold that the existing laws of the land are sufficient enough to tackle the acts of violence committed by the "terrorists". These newly introduced bills seriously suspend,limit, undermine and even destroy certain non-derogable rights, as recognized by International Laws and Covenants. These bills show a spirit of minimalism, particularly in the arena of the rights of suspects and defandants in the criminal process. And there is every chance of misuse of the provisions as our past experiences suggest in the case of TADA and POTA. We demand that your government repeal these two bills.

Hence, for the sake of upholding human rights, for stregethening principles of the rule of law and for keeping India's International commitment to International laws and standards relating to human rights, we urge upon you to reconsider for withdrawal of the bills.

40 Signatures

prasun bhowmick
- Address
- Kolkata
- Affiliation
- Bijalpo: Magazine & Publications
- Profession
- Corporate Communications, Writer
- Comments
- Please repeal these bills.
Mahasweta Devi
- Address
- Golf Green, Kolkata
- Affiliation
- FAMA
- Profession
- Writer and Social Activist
- Comments
- Withdraw these repressive bills
Ananya Bardhan
- Address
- Chinsurah, Hooghly
- Affiliation
- AG College, Hooghly
- Profession
- Teaching and research
- Comments
- ******
Niranjan Saha
- Address
- Ambika Kalna, Bardhdhaman
- Affiliation
- TASAM
- Profession
- Social Activist
- Comments
- This amounts to undeclared emergency
Subhendu Banerjee
- Address
- N. B. Lane, Kolkata 700 012
- Affiliation
- None
- Profession
- Business
- Comments
- No comment.
Sunil Dutta
- Address
- Kalindi, Kolkata 700 089
- Affiliation
- None
- Profession
- Retired teacher
Manoj Bhattacharya
- Address
- 37, Ripon Street, Kolkata- 700 016
- Affiliation
- Sanskriti Parisad
- Profession
- Social Worker
- Comments
- The root cause of terrorism can not be adressed only by atrocious law,rather, that complicates the situation further.
rajat das
- Address
- 11, kripanath lane, kol- 700 005
- Affiliation
- Sanskriti Parisad
- Profession
- small business
- Comments
- withdraw the pernicious law which willbe used to throttle the democratic voice of the common people.
dilip goswami
- Address
- 8/1, khanpur road, naktala, kolkata.
- Affiliation
- Sanskriti Parisad
- Profession
- retired
- Comments
- fully endorse the petition.
Kirity Roy
- Address
- West Bengal, India
- Affiliation
- MASUM
- Profession
- HR activist
- Comments
- It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. - Voltaire
Amitadyuti Kumar
- Address
- Senpara Burashibtala Chinsurah Dist Hooghly
- Affiliation
- APDR
- Profession
- Retired
R. Majumdar
- Address
- B 27/1 Kalindi Housing Estate, Kolkata 700089
- Affiliation
- University of Calcutta
- Profession
- Teaching
Asit Baran Roy
- Address
- 3B Mandir Apartment,Narendrapur,Kol-700103
- Affiliation
- APDR
- Profession
- Teacher,Alliance Franзaise du Bengale
- Comments
- absolutely against the two bills
Sankar Ray
- Address
- Flat 8/13,MIG 2, Phase 2, Golf Green Urban Complex,Kolkata 700 095
- Affiliation
- Nagarik Mancha
- Profession
- Journalist
- Comments
- Mockery of democracy
Dr.Amit Bhattacharyya
- Address
- Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032
- Affiliation
- Department of History
- Profession
- Teaching
- Comments
- The bills are anti-people, anti-democratic and fascistic in nature
Dr Sayantan Banerjee
- Address
- Station Pally, Dankuni, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
- Affiliation
- Secretary, People's Right to Health & Education
- Profession
- Physician
- Comments
- This bill is against the essence of Indian Constitution and would destroy the scope of democratic movements of the land. Hold high the heritage of people's fight for their rights!! Join and sign the petition!!
Debopro prosad Roychowdhury
- Address
- 18 madan baral lane, kolkata 12
- Affiliation
- APDR
- Profession
- Service
Maroona Murmu
- Address
- Jadavpur University
- Affiliation
- TASAM,FAMA
- Profession
- University teaching
- Comments
- В
S A Mollick
- Address
- 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata
- Affiliation
- SINP
- Profession
- Research Fellow
Guruprasad Kar
- Address
- 203 B.T.Road, Kolkata-700 109
- Affiliation
- Indian Statistical Institute
- Profession
- Associate Professor
- Comments
- This Bill is completely anti-democratic and shold be repealed.
ASOKENDU SENGUPTA
- Address
- DL231/4, SALTLAKE, KOLKATA-91
- Affiliation
- ABSGCTA
- Profession
- TEACHER
- Comments
- Worst terrorist is the State itself. First, develop mechanismto fight it.
Sumit Chowdhury
- Address
- 2K, 26 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata 700 033
- Affiliation
- MOVEMENT
- Profession
- Filmmaker and writer
Dr. Chaitali Dutta
- Address
- Dept. Of Library & Information Science, J.U.
- Affiliation
- - do-
- Profession
- Teaching
premangsu
- Address
- p202, Unique park, Kolkata 700 034
- Affiliation
- Little Mgazine Somonnoy Mancha
- Profession
- Self Employed
- Comments
- I strongly support your move
Anup Kumar Bandyopadhyay
- Address
- Kolkata - 700032
- Affiliation
- TASAM
- Profession
- Teaching
Dr. Debal Deb
- Address
- 9 Old Calcutta Road, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700123
- Affiliation
- Ctr for Interdisciplinary Studies
- Profession
- Scientist
- Comments
- Please don;t turn the country into a terrorist state.
Dr. Mita Dutta
- Address
- 9 Old Calcutta Road, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700123
- Affiliation
- Ctr for Interdisciplinary Studies
- Profession
- Physician
- Comments
- Anti-Terror laws are a tehnique of subduing democratic dissent.
Sabyasachi Deb
- Address
- Flat2C,Krishna Apartment,Aswininagar,Kolkata700159
- Affiliation
- None
- Profession
- Poet and Essayist
Subhendu Majumdar
- Address
- Joraghat,Dhopapukur,Chinsurah,Hooghly.WB
- Affiliation
- APDR
- Profession
- Teacher
- Comments
- Repeal the act
Partha Sen
- Address
- 4/1 B.D.1st Lane, Kol-39
- Affiliation
- TASAM
- Profession
- Ex-Teacher
anjanasengupta
- Address
- D/137 B.E.S.U.S Campus.Howrah
- Affiliation
- Nill
- Profession
- Service
Subhajit Sinha
- Address
- Ranaghat, Nadia, West bengal
- Affiliation
- For the Civil Liberties
- Profession
- Earnig rice
- Comments
- Protest, protest & protest against the inhuman-black bill to save the civilisation, society & human being. The fight is endless.
GAUTAM CHAUDHURI
- Address
- Kalitala 1st Lane, Malda, W.B. PIN-732101
- Affiliation
- A.P.D.R.
- Profession
- Teacher
- Comments
- An urgent need addresed to.
somsankar ray
- Address
- barasat
- Affiliation
- APDR
- Profession
- artist
- Comments
- brutallly violating the human rights! withdraw immediately.
vidhu
- Address
- www.myspace.com/vidhu2
- Affiliation
- JSR
- Profession
- hotelier
- Comments
- Almost all christians, muslims, sikhs & jews are terrorists. And almost all the other terrorists are christians, but are in the disguise of non-christians.
anamika bandopadhyay
- Address
- 67/1 durga charan mitra strret kolkata- 700006
- Affiliation
- shilpi sanskritik kormee budhhijeebee moncho
- Profession
- documentary filmmaker
Arun Kumar Singh
- Address
- 15/A/1 Lenin Sarani,Serampore,Hooghly,West Bengal
- Affiliation
- Freelance
- Profession
- Service
- Comments
- As experience suggest no law will suffice unless we put the right mechanism which are pending due to dealy decision making & inept handling of matters by GOVT. eg. NIA