Call for Demo on 21st anniversary of Babari mosque demolition (New Delhi, 6 Dec 2013)

On the 21st anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid

Stand up for Secularism and Democracy

Raise your voice for Justice for Victims of Communal Violence

December 6, 1992 must count as the darkest day in the history independent India. While the crowds mobilized by organisations of the RSS destroyed Babri Mosque under a planned conspiracy, the institutions of the Indian state, elected state and central governments, police and judiciary stood by as mute spectators. This was the culmination of a prolonged campaign by the RSS and it’s allies to destabilize constitutional government and seize power via spread of communal hatred and violence. Thousands of Indian citizens were killed in riots instigated by these forces during the run-up to, and after the demolition of Babri Masjid.

The history of independent India is also a history of communal killings. Riots in Jabalpur (1961) , Jamshedpur (1964), Rourkela (1964), Bhiwandi, Ahmedabad (1989), Nellie (1983), Delhi (1984), Malliana-Hashimpur (1987), Bhagalpur (1989), Mumbai (1992-93), Gujarat (2002), Kandhamal (2008) and Muzaffarnagar (2013), are major landmarks in this dark history. Citizens have also suffered violence due to their religious and ethnic identities in Kashmir, during the Khalistani movement in Punjab, and in Assam. None of the organisations and major leaders involved in organising communal violence have been brought to book by the criminal justice system of India. In fact different components of Indian state have contributed to this violence by their acts of commission and omission.

We believe all decent-minded Indians mourn the loss of innocent lives in communal violence on December 6. It is also a day for us to

i) Express our solidarity with victims of communal violence who are fighting for justice

ii) Redouble our efforts to build an India in which no one faces threat due to her/his community, religion, place of origin or ethnicity

iii) Demand that due punishment be meted out to all organizations and people responsible for communal violence

iv) Demand accountability of the administration and police officials for failing to take action against communal violence.

Come out in large numbers for a demonstration at Jantar Mantar, Delhi

on 6 December, 2013 at 12:00 PM

People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism

Endorsed By

Organization’s Endorsement:

All India Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (AIMKSS)
Revolutionary Youth Association(RYA)
Khudai khidmatgar
South Asia Citizens Web
Indian Community Activists Network (ICAN)
AIPWA
COVA
IPSCR
All India Secular Forum (AISF)
Rajastan mazdoor Kisan Union (RMKU)
ANHAD
Darshan Organisation
Black Pepper Publications
EKTA (Committee for Communal Amity, Mumbai)
Karnataka Communal Harmony Forum
Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (CMM)
New Trade Union Initiative NTUI)
New Socialist Association (NSI)
Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP)
Progressive Organization of People (POP)
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Disha Manch
All India Students’ Association (AISA)
New Wave (Bolshevik Leninist)
PUCL Rajastan
Center for studies in science and societies (CESTUSS)
Nishant Natya Manch, Delhi
Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS)
Centre for Science Policy/Concerned
Scientists & Philosophers
All India Workers Forum

Individual’s Endorsement:

Abheek Barman
Aftab Fazil
Adhiraj Bose
Ajmal Khan
Akbar Chawdhary
Ambrose Pinto
Amir Rizvi
Anannya Bhattacharjee
Antar Dev Sen
Arun Bidani
Ashok Gautam
Ashok Mukherjee
Asit Das
Ayub Ali Khan
Balvant Desai
Bodhisatwa Ray
Dhirendra Sharma
Dilip Simeon
Dipak Dholakia
Diwan Singh
Dr. Frzer Mascarenhas S.J
Gautam Kumar Bandopadhyay
Gautam Modi
Harsh Kapoor
Harsh Mander
Hiren Gandhi
Irfan Engineer
Ishwar Prajapati
Jamal Kidwai
J.S. Bandukwala
Juhi Jain
Liyarath
Kamayani
Kaveri R I
Kavita Krishnan
Kiran Shaheen
Krishnakant
Madhu Prasad
Mazher Hussain
Mallika Sarabhai
Mukul Dube
Narendra Mohanty
Neelima Sarma
Noor Zaheer Zaheer
Ovais Sultan Khan
Pervez Bari
Prabhat Patnaik
Prasad .V
Prithvi Sharma
Pushpa Achanta
Ram Puniyani
Rohini Hensman
Roja Ramani
Romial Thaper
Sagar Rabari
Dr (Ms) Sarwat Ali
S.Q. Masood
Saroop Dhruv
Shabnam Hashmi
Shamsul Islam
S. Seshan
Sreenivasa Rao B
Subash Gatade
Subash Mohapatra
Suhas Borker
Sudha Vasan
Sukla Sen
Sumathi
Suresh Bhat
Surekha
Sudha Bharadwaj
Tanusree Gangopadhyay
Tanvir Jafri
Uday Chhatre
Uma Chandru
V.A. Kabeer
Viren Lobo
Walter Fernandes
Waqar Kazi
Dr.Zaheer Ahmed Sayeed

Text of Hindi Leaflet is at: http://www.secularstore.net/IMG/pdf/pads_parcha.pdf

Text of English leaflet: http://www.secularstore.net/IMG/pdf/notice.pdf