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National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO) organised a press conference on 7th July at the Press Club in New Delhi with Swetha Bhat, wife of Sanjiv Bhat and Shantanu Bhatt, son of Sanjiv Bhat as chief guests.
Speaking to the press, Swetha Bhat, said, :It is the case of fast track injustice by the court of law; very unfortunate. Because, he spoke truth before the Nanavathi Commission about perpetrators of 2002-Gujarat pogrom. It was the only reason to the Modi regime to target him” Shweta continued. “I want my Sanjiv back home. They have political power to oppress the voices of dissent. We want people’s power to get justice. It is not the issue of Sanjiv’s family; it is for all. Today it is Sanjiv; tomorrow anybody among you. Come on the streets; raise your voice louder for justice”, she appealed the nation.
Poitning to the bail grants to high profile criminals, Shantanu sad, ” We wonder that the high profile criminals such as Babu Bajrangi, Maya Kodnani and so on were very leniently given bail by the courts of law. Then why not to my father, who served for the nation. If the constructed injustice prevails at all levels, where do we go? That’s why we come to the people; come to the media. We don’t want any favour from the justice delivery system; we want justice to be served us, in a fair manner”
Vice-Chairperson of NCHRO, Adv. K.P. Mohamad Shareef, said, ““There is no iota of evidence, in which Sanjiv was convicted. The conduct of case is arbitrary, unjust and unfair”
Others present at the press conference were Deepika S Rajawat, the lawyer of Asifa case in Srinagar, Abdul Wahid Sait, National Secretary of Popular Front of India and Prof. Nandita Narayana, Delhi University.
Prior to the media conference, NCHRO conducted an Activists’ Meet in the forenoon of the same day at the Press Club on the topic “#The Nation Stands with Sanjiv Bhatt: Stop State Repression”.
“Keep the religion and politics separate”, Shubhashini Ali, President of All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) told the rulers. We should unite for the sake of the Constitution; not only for Sanjiv Bhatt. We should fight for the justice to Sanjiv. Shweta ji, don’t bother; we all are with you; we will win”, she said.
“We should go on more coordination and systematic to get justice. Not only Sanjiv Bhatt, but also the suppressed classes. It is time for struggle, not to keep silence’ said E.M. Abdul Rahiman, the Chairman of Empower India Foundation, while concluding the session.
The lawyers, rights activists and social workers from different platforms viz., Prof. Nandini Sundar, (Delhi University), Ashish Gupta (CDRO), Apeksha Priyadarshini (BASO), Yegesh Swami (NBS), Abdul Wahid Sait (PFI), Arjun Parsad (Morcha Patrika), Adv. Ashok Arora, Zubair Ahmed (Journalist), Prof. Bhawana Bedi (DU), Nadeem Khan (UAH), Dr. Banjyotsna Lahiri, Prof. Nandita Narayana (DU) and Sameer Ansari (DISSC), Parvez Bari (Journalist) and many others attended the programme. Adv. Ansar Indori, State General Secretary of NCHRO Delhi Chapter delivered vote of thanks.