Regarding the communal situation in the
country and the fear among Religious Minorities in wake of Hashimpura Judgment, some
MPs organiized a signature campaign followed by a protest. Many MPs participated in the protest
at Gandhi Statue in the Parliament premises on 7th
May, at 10 am. The successive state
Government’s negligence and failure in producing evidence before the court of
law denied justice to the victims. Whereas promulgation of executive order in
1950, 10th August by President without the approval of Parliament
amounted to denial of equal opportunity and choice of Religious Freedom not
only to Dalits of the country but also to the Religious Minorities. This was to voice their concern to ensure the
citizenry in upholding Constitutional mandate of Social Justice beyond
Religion.
The Demands were:
- A thorough investigation under the supervision of sitting Supreme Court judge to ensure confidence among Citizenry on the governance and the justice delivery system beyond delivering Justice to the victims. The Union Government and the State Government should take every possible effort in bringing the culprits to the book.
- We demand the Union of India to Extend the Scheduled Caste Status to Christians and Muslims of Scheduled Caste origin.
Fr. Devasagayaraj
Secretary, CBCI Office for SC/BC
Mr. Samuel Jayakumar
Executive Secretary, CoP, NCCI
Joint
Statement by Parliamentarians
On the Protest
Held at Gandhi Statue on 7th May, 2015
The pluralistic ethos and syncretic culture of this
country were in peril as never before in the wake of Hashimpura Judgment
compounded with incidents as reports of Media compiled by a veteran Journalist[1]. People of Minority communities specifically
Christians and Muslim are living in pervasive insecurity.
The prevailing condition demands the voice of Public
representatives inside the house and outside the hose as well. The state failure in producing evidence on
Hashimpura case in the Court or the issue of Scheduled Caste Status to
Christians and Muslims of Scheduled Caste Origin has its seeds in the attitude
of Governance in delivering Justice to the Religious Minorities and Dalits. Though the UP government is going to appeal
in the higher court, Justice cannot be expected unless a reinvestigation is
done under the supervision of Sitting Supreme Court Judge as the case recorded
non-response to the trail Court. The authorities ignoring the Court orders, refusing
to cooperate with Commissions of enquiry poses a challenge to the functioning
of the biggest democracy of the World.
Now the Union of India and the State governments are burdened to prove
their faith in the constitution and allow its organs to function to meet the
objective.
Denying Scheduled caste status to Christians and
Muslims of Scheduled caste origin in another case where the Union of India not
responding since 2004. The promulgation
of the Presidential order on 10th August 1950 itself without the
approval of Provincial Parliament[2]
is Unconstitutional. This should be
stopped immediately by delinking Scheduled caste status with religion and
extending it to the communities of Scheduled caste origin irrespective of
religion.
We Demand the Union of India to respond on both these
cases and take appropriate action to upheld the Constitutional sprit and
set-right the things for sab ka sath sab ka vikas.
