Surge of Protests In Gujarat
a.. PATAN GANG RAPE
b.. POLICE ATROCITIES ON ADIVASIS
c.. POLICE ATROCITIES IN SABARKANTHA DISTRICT
The people of the State came out spontaneously to protest the gang rape incident in the PTC college of Patan. There were rallies by
the students, protest demonstrations, Dharna, rallies etc. by the students, different women organisations, citizens forum, voluntary
organisations, NGOs all over the state.
All India Democratic Students Organisations, All India M.S.S. held protest demonstration on 5th. February in front of Gujarat
University, followed by a rally and demonstration in Ahwa on the same day and a memorandum was sent to the Education Minister. A
joint demonstration was held in Baroda on 7th February where All India DSO and All MSS participated along with PUCL, Sahiyar, Olakh,
Shishumilap and other organisation and concerned citizens. Later on All India DSO submitted a memorandum to the VC of the M.S.
University signed by thousand of students. The All India DSO submitted memorandum to the District collector on 5th of February. On
8th February, Black-Day was observed in entire state on the call of D.S.O.. A demonstration was held in Bhiloda of Sabarkantha
district by Students and Teachers. A demonstration was held in Surat jointly By All India DYO, All India MSS and ALL India DSO in
Chowk Bazaar on 9th February and a memorandum was submitted to the collector of Surat.
A two days Bandh was held in Patan. Various women organisations came together in Patan and held protest meeting on 13th of
February. Women from Ahmedabad, Baroda, Mehsana, attended the meeting to express solidarity.
In Ahmedabad, on 14th February, Citizens' Forum against Patan Incident organised a huge Rally from Majoor Mahajan Sangh and A
Protest Meeting at SardarBaug Footpath, Opp. Roopalee Cinema, Lal Darwaja to protest the incident of Gang rape on the Student of
Patan Women's PTC College by six lecturers. The voluntary organisations like AWAG, Movement for Secular Democracy, S.U.C.I.,
PRASANT, Samvedan Sanskritik Manch, Saherveru, Mahila Punaruthan Sangh, All India D.S.O., Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, C.P.I., R.P.I.,
Dalit Panther, Uthan, P.U.C.L. All India Save Education Committee,Nissane- Sabmhidhan,Gujarat Stree Kelavani Mandal ASHA Parivar,
Women's wing of Mazoor Mahajan Sangha, and eminent citizens like Shri Girishbhai Patel, Shri Indukumar Jani, Prof. Dhaval Mehta,
Shri Manishi Jani, Shri Pravin Pandya, Shri Digant Oza, Prof. J.R. Joshi, Shri Kantibhai Dabhi, Prof. Sanjay Bhave, Shri Ratilal
Dave, Shri Ganpatbhai Rathod, Dr. Mafatbhai Patel, Shri Prahalad Avasathi, Dr. Ilaben Joshi,Ms. Saroop behn Drub,Rajant, Dave, many
others ,women, students and common people participated in the programme in large number.
A rally of thousand women, men, concerned citizens, students- youths with placards and slogan was taken out from the Mazoor Mahajan
Sangha, Laladrwaja which turned into a Protest meeting. A large number of women came from Patan and joined the rally.Students and
youths also came other parts of the state, like Baroda, Surat. Etc.
A memorandum has been sent to the Chief Minister of Gujarat and other concerned authorities demanding the CBI enquiry and fulfill
other demands adopted in the resolution.
The speakers on the dais, Shri Prakashbhai N. Shah of M.S.D., Shri Ilaben of AWAG, Shri Ramilaben Desai of Yoganjali Ashram,
Siddhapur, Shri Leelaben Desai of Gujarat Stri Kelavani Mandal, Shri Damayantiben Parekh of Mahila Punaruthan Sangh, Shri Arefaben
Parveen, in charge, women's wing, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Gujarat, Shri Fatemaben, in charge, Ahmedabad, Mitaben Vaishnav of Bhagini
Samaj, Patan, Bhartiben Parmar of A.I.M.S.S., Shri Dwarikanath Rath of S.U.C.I. , Shri Nafisaben Barot of Uthan and others condemned
the incident and resolved to carry on a sustained movement against the incident. They expressed concern on the way the women are
subjected to atrocities even in this modern age and the way she is treated as commodity. The incident is an alarming bell for the
entire society.
A Resolution of demands to the government was passed unanimously. The demands were as under:
a.. Handover the investigation to C.B.I.
· Withdraw the degrees of the culprit lecturers
· Activate Sexual Harassment Resistance Committee in all Educational Institutes.
· Activate State Women Commission
· Activate and make attentive the State Human Rights Committee
· Accomplish the entire Judicial procedure within the time period of one month
The meeting ended with firm determination to carry on Prolonged Movement till all the demands are not fulfilled
. Protests are going on against the gang rape of a Tribal girl student by 12 youth in Jhagadia of Bharuch district
A citizen's meeting will be held in Baroda on 23rd. February organised by PUCL on Patan, Police atrocities on adivasis, and the gang
rape on adivasis girl in Jhagadia in Bharuch district.
Rallies are taken out in South Gujarat on tribal rights.
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Protest against Police Atrocities on Adivasis In Sabarkantha District.
The People of the state condemns strongly the Police firing and the atrocities on Adivasis of Polo area of Atarsumba Ashram of
Sabarkantha district on 13th February, killing two, injuring seven and arresting six Adivasis.
Just before the last Assembly election, the Chief Minister of Gujarat Sri Narendra Modi was boasting about the Vanabandhu Yojana for
the tribal and wooing them to garner votes. Now saddled in power, armed with the Tribal Forest Act 2006, the Govt. of Gujarat is
implementing it from 1st. January, and the tribal of Gujarat are threatened of their right over forest and their land and they are
fighting for their legitimate rights
A Bandh was observed in Vijaynagar Taluka protesting against the police atrocities.
EKLAVYA organisation headed by the M.P. Sri Madhusudan Mistry has taken up the cause of the adivasis. PUCL has sent an enquiry
committee to Atarsumba which will come out with a report very shortly. Many other organisations have come forward against the police
atrocities.
S.U.C.I. has demanded a Judicial enquiry headed by either Supreme Court or High Court Judge to probe the whole incident. S.U.C.I.
demands adequate compensation to the families of deceased and injured persons and release all the arrested tribals and fulfill their
demands without delay and punish the Police officer responsible for killing and injuring the tribal.
It is going to be two months of formation of Gujarat Government headed by BJP. The aggrieved people are coming out against it.
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