New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India-SDPI has termed the imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh as blatant misuse of power in subverting democracy by the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre.

SDPI national vice president Adv. Sharfuddin Ahmad in a statement reminded the Modi Government pro-active role in imposing Central rule in Arunachal Pradesh was against the spirit of its promise of maintaining cooperative federalism during its rule. However, invoking Art. 356 of the Constitution in such haste without waiting for the Supreme Court verdict which was seized of the constitutional matters of the state in this regard.

Adv. Sharfuddin said that the Central government has not only acted in haste but with malice in taking this undemocratic step. It has usurped the rights of the people of Arunachal Pradesh to be governed by the elected leaders and thrust a Hindu right wing RSS governor.

He said that it is unfortunate that NDA Govt. has no respect for the Constitution and that the ‘power hungry’ government is indulged in rampant corrupt, communal, criminal, anti-dalit and anti-minorities. He further called upon the Supreme Court, the guardian of the Constitution, to take stringent action against this ‘murder of democracy’. Surely this govt. assumes to be above the law and so was keen on setting up National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as well to keep judges under its control, but failed, said the party leader.

Adv. Sharfuddin said that Arunachal Pradesh is just not the right stage for the theatre of political absurdity. Two-thirds of the state is claimed by China, a dormant Naga insurgency could always come back to life. All this political instability doesn’t bode well for the state. Instability, whether political or (related to) law and order in nature is not a good thing for a border state. China closely observes events occurring in India, which is an open book, but India hardly gets to know what’s happening in China.

He said that in India post of governor became a mockery and need serious amendments in the laws empowering the Central Government with respect to the appointment of the Governors in the States. Firstly, a Governor should not belong to a political party but a retired High Court Judge, defence personnel of captain or Colonel rank officers, etc.

by SDPI

Bengaluru: Social Democratic Party of India is conducting a campaign against the communal terrorism patronized either directly or indirectly by the Sangh Parivar. The campaign is intended to draw peoples’ attention to the upsetting socio-political situation prevailing in the country and to bring confidence among them.

Within few months of being in power the NDA government has given up the agenda of development. BJP has repeatedly proved that they are running short of the maturity to lead world’s largest democracy. BJP MPs, Central Ministers, Chief Ministers of BJP ruled states and even governors appointed by the NDA Government are coming forward with controversial statements one after another mostly attacking the secular and progressive democratic thoughts prevailing among the people of our country. The socio-political situation of our country is growing vulnerable day by day. Word intolerance is much discussed in India at present. RSS and BJP leaders including Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi vocally try to establish that India is a country of tolerance. This verbal exercise itself calls out the pitiable social situation prevailing in India. The country passes through lot of changes and turmoil. In just over a year and a half of the NDA government the slogans of development have been replaced by narrative of divisiveness.

The government has failed to show the zeal to contain the radical right groups, which have been causing turbulence throughout the country. Attacks on Muslims owing to communal hatred, now mostly in the name of cow protection, has become a continuous process in different parts of the country. Caste prejudice and atrocities towards Daliths also are on the increase. Approach of leaders and ministers towards such incidents is more reprehensible. Over excited by power, BJP has forgotten decorum and principles of democracy.

Meanwhile, the spectrum of intolerance is widening and it is hunting whistle-blowers, reformists, writers, artists and activists by way of threats and killings. Let us remember assassination of Narendra Dabholkar in Pune, Govind Pansare in Mumbai and M.M. Kalburgi in Gulbarga. Writers, artists, cultural activists, scientists and public intellectuals are now compelled to come out with protest against the government’s failure to protect freedom of expression and contain religious intolerance.

Common mass of the country are frightened of the untoward and unhealthy developments imposed by the fascists and the administration. This is the occasion to spread message of fearlessness and confidence among the oppressed and minorities of our country. SDPI’s campaign includes Public Meetings, Seminars, Corner Meetings, Street Dramas, Posters, Leaflets, Different types of Poetical and Musical Programmes with a message ‘on your feet, not on your knees.’

The campaign will start with an indoor conference in Bangalore on 10th December and will extend up to 31st December 2015. The campaign is marked with a Parliament March scheduled for 21st December, Seminars at Jaipur, Kolkatta, Bangalore, Aligarh, Lucknow, Patna and Mumbai. Several other programmes would be conducted by state committees.