People's Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
No.
38
September 19, 2010
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Vol. XXXIV
No.
38 September 19, 2010 |
ALL-PARTY MEETING ON
Left
Demands Initiation of Political Process
THE representatives of the Left parties,
namely Prakash Karat (CPI-M), A B Bardhan (CPI), Debabrata Biswas
(AIFB) and
Prasanta Mazumdar (RSP), who spoke at the all-party meeting on Kashmir,
held in
1) They expressed their sorrow and
anguish at the death of more than 80 people in the police firings in
the valley
in the past three months. They called for a halt to the method of
policing
which had led to the deaths of a large number of people due to firing.
There
should be a distinction made in handling the stone pelting crowds and
tackling the
violence by the militants and terrorist activities.
2) Many of the young men in jail, arrested
during this period, should be released if they are not facing any
serious
charges. Steps should be taken to provide relief for the large number
of people
injured and those permanently incapacitated.
3) Measures should be taken for
providing economic relief for the continuous disruption of business and
economic activities in the valley, with special emphasis on providing
employment.
4) There should be accountability
for the security forces. Action should be taken on the excesses and
human
rights violations. The army is not deployed or in use in various areas.
Pending
the question of amending the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the
Disturbed
Areas proclamation must be revoked from
5) The political process should
begin and dialogue should be initiated with all sections in the state.
For this
purpose, an all-party delegation should be sent to
