Activists rally against controversial Rajasthan ordinance, demand withdrawal

Not satisfied with Rajasthan government referring the controversial Criminal laws (Rajasthan Amendment ) Bill to the Select Committee of the Assembly, civil rights activists in Jaipur today are demanding its complete withdrawal.

Scores of activists including Kavita Srivastava of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Nikhil Dey of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), Salim Engineer of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind among others came together for a protest rally.

The activists are raising doubts over the government's intentions and are demanding complete withdrawal of the contentious bill. "Yes, because what is the intent? Had they really been affected by the people's voice which was against this bill totally, they would have withdrawn it. She had the powers to withdraw it. Sending to the Select Committee means you have kept the agenda open. So, that is not acceptable," Kavita Srivastava of the PUCL told India Today.

Even though the bill has been referred to the Select Committee, it was mentioned that the ordinance is still in place.

"We have come to tell her squarely, that we know you are a feudal madam who likes to jail people. This is not the first time that you have brought in such provisions. You have brought it in the Rajasthan Land Acquisition Act also where you had threatened three years' jail to a farmer and six months jail to an activist..."  Srivastava added.

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