RTI activist Guru Prasad Shukla.
Dear friends,
When right to information activist Guru Prasad Shukla ( District
Bahraich – Uttar Pradesh ) was beaten to death, he became the 39th
person to lay down his life for exercising the transparency law in its
first decade of RTI. Another 275 people have reportedly been assaulted
or harassed for invoking the law to raise uncomfortable questions
before those in power.The 48-year-old Shukla had sought information
about development work in his village and was killed by village head
Triloki Nath Dubey and his relatives in broad daylight. Most other
victims, too, suffered for exposing small scams in the countryside by
using the law that came into force in October 2005.
Its noteworthy to mention here that Late Guru Prasad was a landless
labour and was the sole earning member of his family.
From 12th October 2015, the family of slain RTI activist Guru Prasad
Shukla is staging a continuous sit-in at Mahatma Gandhi Park,Near
G.P.O. Hazratganj, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,India.
The family's main demands include a compensation package involving 25
Lakhs cash, a government job, a house and safety; security to the
family; suo-moto disclosure of all pending RTIs of Late Guru
Prasad;time bound action on all pending complaints of Late Guru
Prasad, addition of applicable sections of IPC in FIR and imposition
of N.S.A. on all those who killed Prasad.
13 days have elapsed but so far but the demands of agitating family
have not been addressed by the govt. of UP. Now we need support of the
nation in this matter.
So, I am hereby making this call to you all to extend support (
Financial help/legal help/ Physical presence at demonstration site/
writing letters to CM or Governor of UP ) to the agitating family of
slain RTI activist Guru Prasad Shukla.
Your every effort shall be of great help in strengthening the
transparency movement in India.
Lucknow/24-10-2015(Saturday)
Regards,
Urvashi Sharma
Mob. 9369613513
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-Sincerely Yours,
Urvashi Sharma
Secretary - YAISHWARYAJ SEVA SANSTHAAN
101,Narayan Tower, Opposite F block Idgah
Rajajipuram,Lucknow-226017,Uttar Pradesh,India
Contact 9369613513
Right to Information Helpline 8081898081
Helpline Against Corruption 9455553838
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