OdishaChannel: Bhubaneswar: Saturday, February 07, 2015.
Hundreds of
RTI activists from different corners of Odisha will stage a demonstration
outside the State Assembly here on April 14 to register their protest against
the attack of RTI activists in the State.
National
level RTI activists, including Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey are being invited o
address the rally.
A decision in
this regard was unanimously taken at a State level convention of RTI activists
and human rights defenders in protest against murder of RTI activists held at
Red Cross Bhavan on Thursday.
The meeting
was organised under joint auspices of Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhijan, Human
Rights Front and Civil Society Forum on Human Rights.
Hundreds of
RTI activists and human rights defenders who attended the convention condemned
the recent murder of RTI two activists in the State that has set an alarming
bell for them to stand united and work together to fight against corruption and
irregularities in the execution of development works.
While RTI
activist Ganesh Chandra Panda of Rangeilunda Block of Ganjam district was
allegedly murdered by vested interest groups on December 28 last, another RTI
activist Krupasindhu Sahu of Niali Block of Cuttack district was allegedly
killed by hired killers a few days ago because of his attempt to expose
corruption and misappropriation of fund in BGREI fund (Bringing Green
Revolution in Eastern India)
The
convention also decided to organise a meeting in protest against the murder of
Krupasindhu Sahu at Niali market on April 9.
In order to
carry out united action for protection of RTI activists and fight corruption, a
common platform of all activists called Unity for Protection of Activists of
Odisha was suggested at the convention and the same was endorsed by all the
participants in the convention. Activists Pradip Pradhan and Manoj Jena were
selected as conveners of the Forum.
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