[We, therefore, appeal to you to at the very least allow extensive and uninterrupted discussions into every aspect of the Bill No. 12-C of 2017 in the Upper House and put all these on record and do everything else in your power to ensure that the practice of by-passing important Bills by illegitimately classifying them as Money Bills is immediately stopped.]
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: napm india <napmindia@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:04:33 +0530
Subject: [Press Note] Rajya Sabha Must Protect the Spirit of the
Indian Constitution
Press Note
*"Rajya Sabha Must Protect the Spirit of the Indian Constitution"*
*Eminent Jurist and Citizens - Mr. Fali Nariman, Girish Karnad, TM Krishna, Aruna Roy, Jayati Ghosh, Zoya Hasan, Medha Patkar, Bezwada Wilson, Nandita Das, Swami Agnivesh, Usha Ramanathan, Prabhat Patnaik and more than 200 other concerned citizens have expressed concern on the classification of the Finance Bill, 2017 as a 'Money Bill' which is illegitimate and should not be considered as 'Money Bill'.*
*New Delhi, March 29*: Just six days ago, citizens of this country watched in shock and horror as the Finance Bill, 2017 was passed in the midst of a walk out by the Opposition in Lok Sabha. In introducing the bill as a Money Bill, the Government has continued the abuse of process where vital debates on the controversial Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other
Subsidies, benefits and services) Bill, 2016 were avoided by tabling it as a 'Money Bill'. The massive 92-page document of the Finance Bill, 2017 includes 40 amendments to a number of Acts. These amendments have far reaching consequences for not only several significant laws but the very nature of Indian democracy and constitution.
Following this abuse of process and avoidance of scrutiny, more than 175 persons from across civil society have written to the Vice President of India. Signatories include Fali Nariman, Prabhat Patnaik, Aruna Roy, Zoya Hasan, Medha Patkar, Jayati Ghosh, Swami Agnivesh, Usha Ramanathan, Bezwada
Wilson, TM Krishna, Nandita Das, etc.
The letter asks the Vice President to "allow extensive and uninterrupted discussions into every aspect of the Bill No. 12-C of 2017 in the Upper House and put all these on record and do everything else in your power to ensure that the practice of by-passing important Bills by illegitimately classifying them as Money Bills is immediately stopped."
As per this Bill, the Aadhaar card will be mandatory to file income-tax returns from July 1. The legislation also makes the unique ID compulsory to apply for a permanent account number (PAN). Speaking on the subversion of the parliamentary process in this manner, Aruna Roy of MKSS said, "In deliberate and shocking perversion of legislative procedures, the Finance Bill goes much beyond its limits to destroy basic democratic and fundamental rights."
The Finance Bill includes amendments to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, Companies Act, Employees Provident Fund Act, Information Technology Act, Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Act etc. It also allows funding of political parties to become even more opaque, increasing the potential for corruption.
Jagdeep Chhokar of the Association for Democratic Reforms stated that amending forty pieces of legislation through the Finance Bill, 2017, without application of mind of the Rajya Sabha, runs completely against the spirit of the Indian Constitution. Speaking on the proposed amendments
related with political funding, he said, "Allowing electoral bonds on the donor's side and removing the name of the recipient brings in complete opacity in political funding. This must be critically examined."
Well-known Economist Jayati Ghosh stated that "The Bill contains several provisions that will drastically increase "black money" and corruption. While the Government and the Speaker have ignored the concerns raised by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, it has become a duty to speak out and raise concerns following the passage of a Bill that has in one fell swoop affected so many multiple rights that we normally take for granted."
Some of the signatories have asked for an appointment to meet the Vice President and present the letter and their concerns in person. An online petition has also been put up to garner more support on this issue. Copies of the letter were sent to members of the Opposition and the Rajya Sabha
from different parties with the hope that a resolution might be moved stating that this bill cannot and should not be considered a money bill.
*March 29, 2017*
*Shri Hamid Ansari Chairperson, Rajya Sabha,New Delhi *
*On the ongoing Illegitimate and inappropriate usage of the provisions related with Money Bills and Finance Bills by the Government*
*Dear Hon'ble Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha,*
As concerned citizens of India, we are appalled and dismayed at the Government's use of Money Bills to push through important legislation that affects all citizens, without requiring approval by both houses of Parliament.
This undemocratic strategy has already been employed in the case of the Aadhaar Bill, even though it contains many provisions that go well beyond is-sues relating to taxation and money appropriations of the government, which will directly affect every citizen of the country in numerous ways. Despite the fact the millions of citizens will be denied their rights
because of this, the Bill makes access to many essential and other public services contingent on Aadhaar. It is already evident that making it compulsory in food distribution in some states has excluded many needy and deserving citizens without cause.The Bill allows for unprecedented surveillance of every citizen and massive invasion of privacy. These can be used by governments at different levels to target political opponents and dissidents, as well as others. Because it enables data sharing even by private companies, it renders all citizens vulnerable to identity theft, fraud, cyber-piracy, data breaches and other uses of their personal data with very serious security implications. Furthermore, the protections and cyber-security provisions in the Bill are inadequate and do not meet the
standards prevalent in most countries. Despite all these concerns, the Bill will not even be debated in the Rajya Sabha and has not been subject to adequate public scrutiny.
The most recent and alarming case of passing important and far reaching laws in the guise of Money Bills is the inclusion in the Finance Bill of some very important features that actually have no place in such a Bill and deserve to be independently discussed and debated. The Bill contains several provision that will drastically increase "black money" and corruption. An important provision would enable political parties to receive unlimited and anonymous funding from corporate entities and from abroad, and will make electoral bonds anonymous. Since it is well known that political funding is probably the most important source of corruption in the country making it more opaque flies in the face of claims to greater transparency and will make matters even worse than they are at present with
terrible implications for electoral democracy in the future. It is also in complete contrast to the treatment meted out to NGOs and civil society groups fighting for people's rights, who are not being allowed to receive legitimate funds on dubious grounds. The Finance Bill also gives sweeping powers without accountability to the Income Tax department, which can
encourage extortion at all levels.
Such Bills, which have serious implications for democratic functioning and financial security of all citizens, require serious and extensive public discussion and debate at all levels, with knowledge of the full implications of all of their provisions. Therefore, they cannot and should not be passed as Money Bills.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: napm india <napmindia@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:04:33 +0530
Subject: [Press Note] Rajya Sabha Must Protect the Spirit of the
Indian Constitution
Press Note
*"Rajya Sabha Must Protect the Spirit of the Indian Constitution"*
*Eminent Jurist and Citizens - Mr. Fali Nariman, Girish Karnad, TM Krishna, Aruna Roy, Jayati Ghosh, Zoya Hasan, Medha Patkar, Bezwada Wilson, Nandita Das, Swami Agnivesh, Usha Ramanathan, Prabhat Patnaik and more than 200 other concerned citizens have expressed concern on the classification of the Finance Bill, 2017 as a 'Money Bill' which is illegitimate and should not be considered as 'Money Bill'.*
*New Delhi, March 29*: Just six days ago, citizens of this country watched in shock and horror as the Finance Bill, 2017 was passed in the midst of a walk out by the Opposition in Lok Sabha. In introducing the bill as a Money Bill, the Government has continued the abuse of process where vital debates on the controversial Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other
Subsidies, benefits and services) Bill, 2016 were avoided by tabling it as a 'Money Bill'. The massive 92-page document of the Finance Bill, 2017 includes 40 amendments to a number of Acts. These amendments have far reaching consequences for not only several significant laws but the very nature of Indian democracy and constitution.
Following this abuse of process and avoidance of scrutiny, more than 175 persons from across civil society have written to the Vice President of India. Signatories include Fali Nariman, Prabhat Patnaik, Aruna Roy, Zoya Hasan, Medha Patkar, Jayati Ghosh, Swami Agnivesh, Usha Ramanathan, Bezwada
Wilson, TM Krishna, Nandita Das, etc.
The letter asks the Vice President to "allow extensive and uninterrupted discussions into every aspect of the Bill No. 12-C of 2017 in the Upper House and put all these on record and do everything else in your power to ensure that the practice of by-passing important Bills by illegitimately classifying them as Money Bills is immediately stopped."
As per this Bill, the Aadhaar card will be mandatory to file income-tax returns from July 1. The legislation also makes the unique ID compulsory to apply for a permanent account number (PAN). Speaking on the subversion of the parliamentary process in this manner, Aruna Roy of MKSS said, "In deliberate and shocking perversion of legislative procedures, the Finance Bill goes much beyond its limits to destroy basic democratic and fundamental rights."
The Finance Bill includes amendments to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, Companies Act, Employees Provident Fund Act, Information Technology Act, Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Act etc. It also allows funding of political parties to become even more opaque, increasing the potential for corruption.
Jagdeep Chhokar of the Association for Democratic Reforms stated that amending forty pieces of legislation through the Finance Bill, 2017, without application of mind of the Rajya Sabha, runs completely against the spirit of the Indian Constitution. Speaking on the proposed amendments
related with political funding, he said, "Allowing electoral bonds on the donor's side and removing the name of the recipient brings in complete opacity in political funding. This must be critically examined."
Well-known Economist Jayati Ghosh stated that "The Bill contains several provisions that will drastically increase "black money" and corruption. While the Government and the Speaker have ignored the concerns raised by the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, it has become a duty to speak out and raise concerns following the passage of a Bill that has in one fell swoop affected so many multiple rights that we normally take for granted."
Some of the signatories have asked for an appointment to meet the Vice President and present the letter and their concerns in person. An online petition has also been put up to garner more support on this issue. Copies of the letter were sent to members of the Opposition and the Rajya Sabha
from different parties with the hope that a resolution might be moved stating that this bill cannot and should not be considered a money bill.
*March 29, 2017*
*Shri Hamid Ansari Chairperson, Rajya Sabha,New Delhi *
*On the ongoing Illegitimate and inappropriate usage of the provisions related with Money Bills and Finance Bills by the Government*
*Dear Hon'ble Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha,*
As concerned citizens of India, we are appalled and dismayed at the Government's use of Money Bills to push through important legislation that affects all citizens, without requiring approval by both houses of Parliament.
This undemocratic strategy has already been employed in the case of the Aadhaar Bill, even though it contains many provisions that go well beyond is-sues relating to taxation and money appropriations of the government, which will directly affect every citizen of the country in numerous ways. Despite the fact the millions of citizens will be denied their rights
because of this, the Bill makes access to many essential and other public services contingent on Aadhaar. It is already evident that making it compulsory in food distribution in some states has excluded many needy and deserving citizens without cause.The Bill allows for unprecedented surveillance of every citizen and massive invasion of privacy. These can be used by governments at different levels to target political opponents and dissidents, as well as others. Because it enables data sharing even by private companies, it renders all citizens vulnerable to identity theft, fraud, cyber-piracy, data breaches and other uses of their personal data with very serious security implications. Furthermore, the protections and cyber-security provisions in the Bill are inadequate and do not meet the
standards prevalent in most countries. Despite all these concerns, the Bill will not even be debated in the Rajya Sabha and has not been subject to adequate public scrutiny.
The most recent and alarming case of passing important and far reaching laws in the guise of Money Bills is the inclusion in the Finance Bill of some very important features that actually have no place in such a Bill and deserve to be independently discussed and debated. The Bill contains several provision that will drastically increase "black money" and corruption. An important provision would enable political parties to receive unlimited and anonymous funding from corporate entities and from abroad, and will make electoral bonds anonymous. Since it is well known that political funding is probably the most important source of corruption in the country making it more opaque flies in the face of claims to greater transparency and will make matters even worse than they are at present with
terrible implications for electoral democracy in the future. It is also in complete contrast to the treatment meted out to NGOs and civil society groups fighting for people's rights, who are not being allowed to receive legitimate funds on dubious grounds. The Finance Bill also gives sweeping powers without accountability to the Income Tax department, which can
encourage extortion at all levels.
Such Bills, which have serious implications for democratic functioning and financial security of all citizens, require serious and extensive public discussion and debate at all levels, with knowledge of the full implications of all of their provisions. Therefore, they cannot and should not be passed as Money Bills.
***We, therefore, appeal to you to at the very least allow extensive and uninterrupted discussions into every aspect of
the Bill No. 12-C of 2017 in the Upper House and put all these on record and do everything else in your power to ensure that the practice of by-passing important Bills by illegitimately classifying them as Money Bills is immediately stopped.*** [Emphasis added by Sukla] We appeal to you to protect the rights and duties of the Upper House and the interests of all the people of India. These Bills and the relevant provisions that cannot be described as routine in any sense, must be subject to proper democratic scrutiny in both houses of Parliament.
*Signed by,*
Aruna Roy, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
Prabhat Patnaik, Professor Emeritus, JNU, New Delhi
Fali Nariman, Eminent Jurist and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
Jayati Ghosh, Professor, JNU, New Delhi
Zoya Hasan, Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Anand Teltumbde, Author, Civil Rights Activist and Management Professional
T M Krishna, Musician, Writer, Public Speaker, Activist
Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan, NAPM
Mary E John, Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi
Girish Karnad, Playwright, Actor, Director
EAS Sarma, Former Secretary to the Govt. of India
Deep Joshi, PRADAN
Kalpana Kannabiran, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad
Nikhil Dey, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
Teesta Setalvad, Citizens for Justice and Peace
Ram Puniyani, All India Secular Forum
Wajahat Habibullah, Former Chief Information Commissioner
Prashant Bhushan, Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of India
Nandini Sundar, Professor, Department of Sociology, Delhi University
Trilochan Sastry, Association for Democratic Reforms
Achin Vanaik, Retired Professor, University of Delhi
Yogendra Yadav, President, Swaraj India
Pamela Philipose, Senior Journalist
Jagdeep Chhokar, Association for Democratic Reforms
Harsh Mander, Centre for Equity Studies
Prof. Anandalakshmy, President, Bala Mandir Research Foundation, Chennai
Bezwada Wilson, Safai Karmchari Andolan
Nandita Das, Actor, Writer, Director
Amar Kanwar, Film-maker
Lalit Mathur, Former IAS Officer
Satish Deshpande, Professor, Delhi University
Vrinda Grover, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics
Usha Ramanathan, Independent Legal Researcher, Delhi
Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology, Delhi
Mohini Giri, Guild of Service
Annie Raja, National Federation of Indian Women
Manisha Sethi, Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi
Sumi Krishna, Writer, Researcher and Teacher, Bengaluru
Reyhan Datta, SOS Children's Village, West Bengal
Arundhati Dhuru, NAPM, Uttar Pradesh
Sandeep Pandey, Prof. and Activist
Sadanand Menon, Freelance Media Person
Nityanand Jayaraman, Writer, social activist, Chennai
Krishnakant Chauhan, NAPM
Suhas Kolhekar, NAPM
Osama Manzar, Digital Empowerment Foundation
Anjali Bhardwaj, NCPRI
Kavita Srivastava, PUCL Rajasthan
Gabriele Dietrich, NAPM and Pennurimai Iyakkam
Vasanth Kannabiran, Activist and Writer
Sanjay Kak, Film-maker, Delhi
Rohini Hensman, Author and Activist
Mamta Jaitly, Vividha, Jaipur
Kamayani Bali- Mahabal, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Mumbai
Bhaskar Prabhu, Mahiti Adhikar Manch, Mumbai and NCPRI
Dunu Roy, Hazards Centre
Rajendra Ravi, NAPM
Swami Agnivesh
Nivedita Menon, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Aditya Nigam, CSDS, Delhi
Daniel Mazgaonkar, Sarvodaya Movement
Pradip Prabhu, Kashtakari Sanghatna
Bela Bhatia, Researcher, Activist, Chhattisgarh
Sudhir Vombatkere, NAPM
Irfan Engineer, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism
Anupam Saraph, Innovator and Thought Leader
Dyuti, Researcher, Delhi
Raksha Kumar, Independent Journalist
Neha Dixit, Independent Journalist
Laxmi Murthy, Journalist, Bangalore
Vipul Mudgal, Common Cause
Amrita Johri, NCPRI
Revati Laul, Independent Journalist and Film-maker
Annie Thomas, Journalist, Chennai
Gopal Krishna, Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties
Aruna Burte
Rina Mukherji, Independent Journalist, Kolkata
Radhika Desai
Radha Holla Bhar, Independent Researcher
Manoj Mitta, Independent Journalist
Arun Gupta, International Baby Food Action Network
Amrita Shodhan
Kiran Shaheen, Activist, Delhi
Rita Anand, Editor, Civil Society
Panchali Ray, Jadavpur University
Mohan Rao, Professor, JNU, New Delhi
James Pochury, Delhi
Aruna Rodrigues, Madhya Pradesh
A Mani, University of Calcutta
Farah Naqvi, Independent Writer & Activist
Rajni Palriwala, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Delhi University
Wilfred Dcosta, Indian Social Action Forum, New Delhi
Snehlata Gupta, University of Delhi
Vickram Krishna
Indu Prakash Singh, Activist, Delhi
Linda Chhakchhuak Jayanti Banerjee Dipak Dholakia
Bhavani, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
Sharad Lele, Bangalore
Subhash Gatade, New Socialist Initiative
Virginia Saldanha, Indian Christian Women's Movement
Ammu Joseph, Journalist, Bangalore Anita Cheria, OpenSpace, Bangalore
Chhaya Datar
R Padmini, Child Rights Trust, Bangalore
Jhuma Sen, Asst. Prof., O P Jindal Global University
Niti Saxena
Richa Singh, Sangtin Kisan Majdoor Sangthan
Nazariya Foundation, New Delhi
Ramshanker Tiwari, Retd. Labour Commissioner (Central)
Svati Joshi, Academic, Formerly with the Delhi University
Karuna D W, Researcher, Chennai
Shashank Kela, Writer, Chennai
Astrid Lobo, Satyashodhak and Indian Christian Women's Movement
Chayanika Shah, Forum Against Oppression of Women, Mumbai
Rakhi Sehgal, Labour Activist, Delhi
Seema, Bhopal
Vandana Mahajan, Independent Practitioner
Kalpana Mehta, Indore
Sherna Gandhy, Pune
Roshmi Goswami
Madhu Sarin, CSD, Chandigarh
Ammu Abraham, Forum Against Oppression of Women, Mumbai
Anubha Rastogi, Advocate, Mumbai
Ritu Dewan
Madhu Mehra, Lawyer, New Delhi
Suniti S R, NAPM
Meera Sanghamitra, NAPM Sharanya, Humane, Koraput
Kalyani Menon Sen, Feminist Learning Partnerships
S. Anandhi, Associate Prof., Madras Institute of Development Studies,
Chennai.
Sejal Dave, ANANDI
Qaneez Sukhrani, Association of Nagar Road Citizens' Forums, Pune
Sujata Patel, President, Indian Sociological Society
Stan Swamy Bagaicha, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Prakash Burte
Anwar Jafri, Samavesh, Madhya Pradesh
Suneeta Dhar, Activist, New Delhi
Sheetal Sharma, North East Network, Assam
Padmaja Shaw, Retd. Professor, Osmania University
Wilson Naik Rathore, Hyderabad University
Nitya Ghotge, Pune
Shobha, Human Rights Activist, Bangalore
Mira Shiva, Coordinator, Initiative for Health & Equity in Society
Malini Manjoly, Bihar
Sobha Rani, University of Hyderabad
Manjari Katju, University of Hyderabad
Varghese Theckanath S.G., Montfort Social Institute, Hyderabad
Vikram Vyas, Ajit Foundation Science Centre
Vinatha Viswanathan
Indira C, Public Health Researcher, Delhi
Anuradha Kapoor, Kolkata
Neeraj Malik, former professor, Delhi University
Javed Malick, former professor, Delhi University National Federation of
Indian Women
Payal Dhar, New Delhi
Aheli Moitra, The Morung Express, Nagaland
Koninika Ray, National Federation of Indian Women
Padma Velaskar, Retd. Prof., TISS, Mumbai
Sadhna Arya, University of Delhi
Abha Bhaiya, Activist
Monisha Behal, Activist
Aravinda Potluri, Independent Solidarity Activist A.Suneetha, Senior
Fellow, Anveshi, Hyderabad
Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh, Pune
Shweta Rao, Delhi
Aditi Chanchani, EQUATIONS
Satinath Sarangi, Bhopal Group for Information and Action
Rashida Bee & Champa Devi Shukla, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationary
Karmchari Sangh
Nawab Khan, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha
Balkrishna Namdeo, Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pensionbhogee Sangharsh
Morcha
Saheli Women's Resource Centre, New Delhi Alok Prasanna Kumar, Advocate,
Supreme Court
Madhuresh Kumar, NAPM
Aniket Alam
Nandini Rao, Activist, Delhi
Shakil Nazim, Former Officer, Govt. of Rajasthan
Col. Pavan Nair VSM (Retd.), Trustee Jagruti Seven Sanstha, Pune
Aruna Chandrasekhar, Independent Journalist
Alamu R, Jawaharlal Nehru University
M.G.Devasahayam, Convener, Forum for Electoral Integrity, Chennai
Geeta Seshu, Independent Journalist, Mumbai
Anuradha Kapoor, Swayam, Kolkata
Brinelle D'Souza, Faculty, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Sangeeta Chatterji
Sharmila, Department of HSS, IIT Bombay
Olga Netto, ICWM, Mumbai
Madhusree Mukherjee, Kolkata
Madhu Bhushan, Independent Activist, (Re)searcher, Writer, Bangalore
Dr. Amar Jesani, Mumbai
R. Krishnaswami, Erode, Tamilnadu
Dr.Murali Lingam, Popular Hospital, Bangalore
Philomena D'Souza, Nashik
Vahida Nainar
Devvrat, Advocate, Supreme Court
Mahi Pal Singh, Indian Radical Humanist Association
Rachael Alphonso, ICWM and Green Madcaps
Bhanwar Meghwanshi, Journalist, Author and Dalit Activist
Preeti Sampat, Academic, Ambedkar University, Delhi
Simpreet, Mumbai, TISS
Radhakant Saxena, PUCL, Rajasthan
Prem Shankar Sharma, PUCL, Rajasthan
K. Saradamoni and G. Asha
Jagdish Patel, Peoples Training and Research Centre, Vadodara
Saikat Ghosh, Assistant Professor, IIT-Kanpur
Dr. Shaikh Ghulam Rasool, Chairman J&K RTI Movement
Pushkar Raj, New Delhi
Kaushik Ghosh, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Sudeshna Sengupta
Yug Mohit Chaudhary, Senior Advocate, Mumbai High Court
Pandav Nayak, IGNOU, New Delhi
Rakesh Ganguli, Development Practitioner, Maharashtra
Battini Rao, Progressive Organisation of People
Dr.G.Vijay, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, University of
Hyderabad
*and many more.*
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the Bill No. 12-C of 2017 in the Upper House and put all these on record and do everything else in your power to ensure that the practice of by-passing important Bills by illegitimately classifying them as Money Bills is immediately stopped.*** [Emphasis added by Sukla] We appeal to you to protect the rights and duties of the Upper House and the interests of all the people of India. These Bills and the relevant provisions that cannot be described as routine in any sense, must be subject to proper democratic scrutiny in both houses of Parliament.
*Signed by,*
Aruna Roy, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
Prabhat Patnaik, Professor Emeritus, JNU, New Delhi
Fali Nariman, Eminent Jurist and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
Jayati Ghosh, Professor, JNU, New Delhi
Zoya Hasan, Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Anand Teltumbde, Author, Civil Rights Activist and Management Professional
T M Krishna, Musician, Writer, Public Speaker, Activist
Medha Patkar, Narmada Bachao Andolan, NAPM
Mary E John, Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi
Girish Karnad, Playwright, Actor, Director
EAS Sarma, Former Secretary to the Govt. of India
Deep Joshi, PRADAN
Kalpana Kannabiran, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad
Nikhil Dey, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
Teesta Setalvad, Citizens for Justice and Peace
Ram Puniyani, All India Secular Forum
Wajahat Habibullah, Former Chief Information Commissioner
Prashant Bhushan, Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of India
Nandini Sundar, Professor, Department of Sociology, Delhi University
Trilochan Sastry, Association for Democratic Reforms
Achin Vanaik, Retired Professor, University of Delhi
Yogendra Yadav, President, Swaraj India
Pamela Philipose, Senior Journalist
Jagdeep Chhokar, Association for Democratic Reforms
Harsh Mander, Centre for Equity Studies
Prof. Anandalakshmy, President, Bala Mandir Research Foundation, Chennai
Bezwada Wilson, Safai Karmchari Andolan
Nandita Das, Actor, Writer, Director
Amar Kanwar, Film-maker
Lalit Mathur, Former IAS Officer
Satish Deshpande, Professor, Delhi University
Vrinda Grover, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics
Usha Ramanathan, Independent Legal Researcher, Delhi
Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science Technology and Ecology, Delhi
Mohini Giri, Guild of Service
Annie Raja, National Federation of Indian Women
Manisha Sethi, Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi
Sumi Krishna, Writer, Researcher and Teacher, Bengaluru
Reyhan Datta, SOS Children's Village, West Bengal
Arundhati Dhuru, NAPM, Uttar Pradesh
Sandeep Pandey, Prof. and Activist
Sadanand Menon, Freelance Media Person
Nityanand Jayaraman, Writer, social activist, Chennai
Krishnakant Chauhan, NAPM
Suhas Kolhekar, NAPM
Osama Manzar, Digital Empowerment Foundation
Anjali Bhardwaj, NCPRI
Kavita Srivastava, PUCL Rajasthan
Gabriele Dietrich, NAPM and Pennurimai Iyakkam
Vasanth Kannabiran, Activist and Writer
Sanjay Kak, Film-maker, Delhi
Rohini Hensman, Author and Activist
Mamta Jaitly, Vividha, Jaipur
Kamayani Bali- Mahabal, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Mumbai
Bhaskar Prabhu, Mahiti Adhikar Manch, Mumbai and NCPRI
Dunu Roy, Hazards Centre
Rajendra Ravi, NAPM
Swami Agnivesh
Nivedita Menon, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Aditya Nigam, CSDS, Delhi
Daniel Mazgaonkar, Sarvodaya Movement
Pradip Prabhu, Kashtakari Sanghatna
Bela Bhatia, Researcher, Activist, Chhattisgarh
Sudhir Vombatkere, NAPM
Irfan Engineer, Centre for Study of Society and Secularism
Anupam Saraph, Innovator and Thought Leader
Dyuti, Researcher, Delhi
Raksha Kumar, Independent Journalist
Neha Dixit, Independent Journalist
Laxmi Murthy, Journalist, Bangalore
Vipul Mudgal, Common Cause
Amrita Johri, NCPRI
Revati Laul, Independent Journalist and Film-maker
Annie Thomas, Journalist, Chennai
Gopal Krishna, Citizens Forum for Civil Liberties
Aruna Burte
Rina Mukherji, Independent Journalist, Kolkata
Radhika Desai
Radha Holla Bhar, Independent Researcher
Manoj Mitta, Independent Journalist
Arun Gupta, International Baby Food Action Network
Amrita Shodhan
Kiran Shaheen, Activist, Delhi
Rita Anand, Editor, Civil Society
Panchali Ray, Jadavpur University
Mohan Rao, Professor, JNU, New Delhi
James Pochury, Delhi
Aruna Rodrigues, Madhya Pradesh
A Mani, University of Calcutta
Farah Naqvi, Independent Writer & Activist
Rajni Palriwala, Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Delhi University
Wilfred Dcosta, Indian Social Action Forum, New Delhi
Snehlata Gupta, University of Delhi
Vickram Krishna
Indu Prakash Singh, Activist, Delhi
Linda Chhakchhuak Jayanti Banerjee Dipak Dholakia
Bhavani, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
Sharad Lele, Bangalore
Subhash Gatade, New Socialist Initiative
Virginia Saldanha, Indian Christian Women's Movement
Ammu Joseph, Journalist, Bangalore Anita Cheria, OpenSpace, Bangalore
Chhaya Datar
R Padmini, Child Rights Trust, Bangalore
Jhuma Sen, Asst. Prof., O P Jindal Global University
Niti Saxena
Richa Singh, Sangtin Kisan Majdoor Sangthan
Nazariya Foundation, New Delhi
Ramshanker Tiwari, Retd. Labour Commissioner (Central)
Svati Joshi, Academic, Formerly with the Delhi University
Karuna D W, Researcher, Chennai
Shashank Kela, Writer, Chennai
Astrid Lobo, Satyashodhak and Indian Christian Women's Movement
Chayanika Shah, Forum Against Oppression of Women, Mumbai
Rakhi Sehgal, Labour Activist, Delhi
Seema, Bhopal
Vandana Mahajan, Independent Practitioner
Kalpana Mehta, Indore
Sherna Gandhy, Pune
Roshmi Goswami
Madhu Sarin, CSD, Chandigarh
Ammu Abraham, Forum Against Oppression of Women, Mumbai
Anubha Rastogi, Advocate, Mumbai
Ritu Dewan
Madhu Mehra, Lawyer, New Delhi
Suniti S R, NAPM
Meera Sanghamitra, NAPM Sharanya, Humane, Koraput
Kalyani Menon Sen, Feminist Learning Partnerships
S. Anandhi, Associate Prof., Madras Institute of Development Studies,
Chennai.
Sejal Dave, ANANDI
Qaneez Sukhrani, Association of Nagar Road Citizens' Forums, Pune
Sujata Patel, President, Indian Sociological Society
Stan Swamy Bagaicha, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Prakash Burte
Anwar Jafri, Samavesh, Madhya Pradesh
Suneeta Dhar, Activist, New Delhi
Sheetal Sharma, North East Network, Assam
Padmaja Shaw, Retd. Professor, Osmania University
Wilson Naik Rathore, Hyderabad University
Nitya Ghotge, Pune
Shobha, Human Rights Activist, Bangalore
Mira Shiva, Coordinator, Initiative for Health & Equity in Society
Malini Manjoly, Bihar
Sobha Rani, University of Hyderabad
Manjari Katju, University of Hyderabad
Varghese Theckanath S.G., Montfort Social Institute, Hyderabad
Vikram Vyas, Ajit Foundation Science Centre
Vinatha Viswanathan
Indira C, Public Health Researcher, Delhi
Anuradha Kapoor, Kolkata
Neeraj Malik, former professor, Delhi University
Javed Malick, former professor, Delhi University National Federation of
Indian Women
Payal Dhar, New Delhi
Aheli Moitra, The Morung Express, Nagaland
Koninika Ray, National Federation of Indian Women
Padma Velaskar, Retd. Prof., TISS, Mumbai
Sadhna Arya, University of Delhi
Abha Bhaiya, Activist
Monisha Behal, Activist
Aravinda Potluri, Independent Solidarity Activist A.Suneetha, Senior
Fellow, Anveshi, Hyderabad
Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh, Pune
Shweta Rao, Delhi
Aditi Chanchani, EQUATIONS
Satinath Sarangi, Bhopal Group for Information and Action
Rashida Bee & Champa Devi Shukla, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationary
Karmchari Sangh
Nawab Khan, Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha
Balkrishna Namdeo, Bhopal Gas Peedit Nirashrit Pensionbhogee Sangharsh
Morcha
Saheli Women's Resource Centre, New Delhi Alok Prasanna Kumar, Advocate,
Supreme Court
Madhuresh Kumar, NAPM
Aniket Alam
Nandini Rao, Activist, Delhi
Shakil Nazim, Former Officer, Govt. of Rajasthan
Col. Pavan Nair VSM (Retd.), Trustee Jagruti Seven Sanstha, Pune
Aruna Chandrasekhar, Independent Journalist
Alamu R, Jawaharlal Nehru University
M.G.Devasahayam, Convener, Forum for Electoral Integrity, Chennai
Geeta Seshu, Independent Journalist, Mumbai
Anuradha Kapoor, Swayam, Kolkata
Brinelle D'Souza, Faculty, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Sangeeta Chatterji
Sharmila, Department of HSS, IIT Bombay
Olga Netto, ICWM, Mumbai
Madhusree Mukherjee, Kolkata
Madhu Bhushan, Independent Activist, (Re)searcher, Writer, Bangalore
Dr. Amar Jesani, Mumbai
R. Krishnaswami, Erode, Tamilnadu
Dr.Murali Lingam, Popular Hospital, Bangalore
Philomena D'Souza, Nashik
Vahida Nainar
Devvrat, Advocate, Supreme Court
Mahi Pal Singh, Indian Radical Humanist Association
Rachael Alphonso, ICWM and Green Madcaps
Bhanwar Meghwanshi, Journalist, Author and Dalit Activist
Preeti Sampat, Academic, Ambedkar University, Delhi
Simpreet, Mumbai, TISS
Radhakant Saxena, PUCL, Rajasthan
Prem Shankar Sharma, PUCL, Rajasthan
K. Saradamoni and G. Asha
Jagdish Patel, Peoples Training and Research Centre, Vadodara
Saikat Ghosh, Assistant Professor, IIT-Kanpur
Dr. Shaikh Ghulam Rasool, Chairman J&K RTI Movement
Pushkar Raj, New Delhi
Kaushik Ghosh, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Sudeshna Sengupta
Yug Mohit Chaudhary, Senior Advocate, Mumbai High Court
Pandav Nayak, IGNOU, New Delhi
Rakesh Ganguli, Development Practitioner, Maharashtra
Battini Rao, Progressive Organisation of People
Dr.G.Vijay, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, University of
Hyderabad
*and many more.*
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