Activists condemn police action against Ashis Nandy
The People's Union for Civil
Liberties (PUCL) and Citizens for Democracy (CFD) have strongly
condemned the police action against prominent writer and social
scientist Ashis Nandy. On behalf of these two organisations, Justice
Rajinder Sachhar (Retd), Kuldip Nayar, Mahipal Singh and N.D.Pancholi
called upon the National Commission for Scheduled Castes to discontinue
its inquiry which is totally 'uncalled for'.
They felt that the accusation that Nandy has made derogatory casteist
remarks against Dalits and OBCs are utterly baseless. They appreciated
that Nandy has been longstanding friend and guide of the OBC and Dalit
cause and his record for such deprived sections of society extending
over three decades would show how false and motivated such allegations
are.
They also condemned the action of the Rajasthan
Government for having initiated proceedings against him. They have
demanded that proceedings be immediately withdrawn. They urged that the
government and the people who have levelled allegations against him
should take them back and express unqualified apology to him.
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