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Editor : Nagaraj.M.R....................vol.3
issue.07.....................28/04/2007
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Editorial
: Crimes at INFOSYS campus ?
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wake-up
government of Karnataka - an open letter
to mr.Narayan murthy
INFOSYS is an indian corporate which made
employees prosper, become shareholders in the prosperity of the company. Infosys
has made & is making various humanitarian services/aid through it's hard earned
resources. thereby bringing smile to the faces of numerous oppressed ,disadvantaged
people. every indian is proud of responsible organisations like infosys &
we do sincerely appreciate the company.
Recently , disrespect was shown to our sacred Indian National Anthem at
your campus , aping Americans is not a big thing . Americans are what they are
because they love their country. Every human being must love & respect his motherland & mother first , everything
matters later. This crime at your campus is inexcusable.
There are also allegations that at your campus , usage of illegal drugs
by inmates is rampant & some inmates behave indecently with girls .
how you are ensuring the safety of women at your campus ?
Recently , it has been reported that there are recurring deaths of labourers at your construction
site due to lack of proper occupational
safety measures . also, it has been reported many of the labourers are not
even covered by ESI & PF . from the
day one how many persons have died & how many were injured , physically disabled
till date ? what follow-up action has been taken by your organization ? is it not the duty of your organization to respect the law of the
land with respect to labourer's safety ?
However there are complaints of human rights violations in your own backyard. Infosys
is building a vast campus in
limbs , hands ,fingers while performing their duties . in such events, the sub-contractor
takes the injured to a private hospital, arranges for medical treatment for a
day or two . afterwards , he is given a pittance as compensation ,dismissed
from service & left to fend for himself . no further medical care at all.
these sub-contractors are so cunning that they
don't even leave a single shred of evidence to prove that the injured employee was
working
on that site . the labourers attendance is just marked on a notebook , not any official
register .as a result the injured is unable to legally prosecute the guilty . the
end result fingers or hands or limbs lost to INFOSYS. Being the principal
employer, is it not your duty to ensure proper E.S.I & P.F coverage of all
contract labourers by their respective
contractors. Your organissation is not even responding to our queries , is it
justified ?
AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE
CHIEF MINISTER OF JAMMU & KASHMIR
Dear Sir,
Names of victims: Several non-governmental rights-based organisations functioning in Leh,
Jammu & Kashmir state
Alleged perpetrator:
Mr. M. K. Dwivedi, District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner, Office of the
District Magistrate, Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
Place and date of incident:
Leh, from 4 April 2006 and continuously thereon
I am writing to you to express my concern regarding the
arbitrary orders issued by Mr. M. K. Dwivedi, the District Magistrate (DM) of
Leh, curtailing the functioning of non-governmental/human rights organisations
in that district. It is reported that this officer due to some alleged spite
with the non-governmental movement in the region has taken an opposing stand
against all the activities of non-governmental organisations within his
jurisdiction since
I am informed that the DM has also ordered the local police
to prevent all public protest against his order. I am informed that with this intention
the officer has misused his office to prevent any public criticism against him.
The officer has allegedly instructed the media, including the All India Radio,
to refuse dissemination of all information in favour of those groups which the
officer is now against, while at the same time has managed to form support
groups to lead a smear campaign against the human rights organisations that the
officer has declared war against.
I am also informed that the officer is now using these newly
formed groups to disseminate false information against the human rights groups
through the same media. These acts of the District Magistrate are a direct
violation of freedom of association, expression and profession of the human
rights activists and the organisations they lead. This act of the DM is in
complete disregard of the beneficiaries of the human rights groups he has
forced to stop from functioning.
I therefore urge you to immediately intervene into the
matter and order an inquiry into the incident. I also request you to take
appropriate measures so that the Leh District Magistrate Mr. M. K. Dwivedi is
immediately removed from his post, so that an inquiry into the matter will not
be interfered with by the officer. I also urge you to make sure that the public
media is not forced to function according to the whims and fancies of an erring
government officer.
Your's sincerely,
NAGARAJ.M.R.
AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF
Dear Sir ,
Name and address of
the victims:
1. Nuresha Khatoon, daughter of Mr. Mohabul Malitha, aged 14, residing at the
Dayarampur village, under the jurisdiction of Jalangi police station,
Murshidabad district,
2. Pintu Shekh, son of Mr. Saider Shekh, aged 15, residing at Dayarampur
village
Alleged perpetrators:
1. Mr.Somnath Banerjee, Officer-in-Charge of the Jalangi police station in
Murshidabad district
2. Mr. Tuhin Biswas, the Sub Inspector of Jalangi police station
Period of illegal detention:
6-9 April 2007
Place of incident:
Jalangi police station
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the
illegal detention of two minors, a 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, in
police lock-up for 3 days.
According to the information I have received, on
I want to draw your attention that according to Juvenile
Justice Act 2000, only Juvenile Police have authority to deal the matter of
juveniles. However, in reality, there is no juvenile police in Murshidabad
district in
I also want to inform you that the detention of Nuresha is
in violation of Subsection 4 of Section 46 of Code of Criminal Procedure that
"no woman shall be arrested after
sunset and before sunrise, and where such exceptional circumstances exist, the
woman police officer shall, by making a written report, obtain the prior
permission of the Judicial Magistrate of the first class within whose local
jurisdiction the offence is committed or the arrest is to be made."
Furthermore, the two victims were in police custody for 3
days in violation of Section 57 of IPC, which mentions that a person arrested
is to be brought before court within 24 hours after the arrest.
I am also informed that one Mr. Abdus Sabur Mollah, son of
Abdus Samad Mollah, a resident of Dayarampur village was forced by the OC of
the Jalangi police station to file a false statement and an affidavit to
support the police charge. It is alleged that the police are now trying to use
this information to substantiate an FIR, number 71 of 2007.
With the help of one local human rights organization, an
application has been submitted before the Juvenile Justice Board that both
minors were illegally detained in Jalangi police station and that the board has
asked the Superintendent of Police of Murshidabad district to submit a report
in this case. However, there is allegation that the Jalangi police are trying
to tamper with the evidence in the case so that they can escape liability.
In light of above, I request that you take appropriate
action against the responsible police officers for the illegal detention of
minors. I also urge you to ensure that the minors are released at the earliest
possible moment and hope that you order an inquiry regarding the officers
involved in the case. If found guilty, they must be held responsible for breach
of law and be removed from service as well as punished. I also request you to
prevent any attempt by the police from tampering with the evidence of the case.
Your's sincerely,
NAGARAJ.M.R.
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