Radiance Viewsweekly:Thursday, February 09, 2012.
Association for Protection of Civil Rights strongly condemns Jamia Millia Islamia for sending a legal notice of defamation worth Rs. 50 lakh to a noted RTI activist and terms it as harassment attempt to the activist who happens to be its own student.
As Afroz Alam Sahil is constantly questioning Jamia’s administration through RTI so this is an open attempt to suppress the voice of dissent as well as freedom of speech. For the last six months, he had started a campaign to ensure democratic rights for students of JMI where election of Students Union is not allowed since 2006. There are many issues which include corruption, fellowships, hostel allotment, health services and security for women students which he raised by hisRTIapplications, campaigning letters, handbills and letters to professors and faculty members.
Sahil has contributed a lot through his RTI activism to expose irregularities and corruption in public institutions. That in the Batla House “Encounter” post-mortem report was out by his RTI, is a glaring example of his activism. The APCR demands that Jamia administration should withdraw its legal notice with immediate effect to ensure freedom of speech and to encourage its own outstanding student. Instead of sending legal notice, the Jamia should clarify the issues raised by Sahil.
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