Vice Chairman and three Members of the Commission nominated to NCM – Commission gets a new Secretary. Sh. M. P. Pinto joined the Commission as a Member on 4.7.2006. On 17.7.2006, the Government nominated him as Vice Chairman of the Commission. Dr. Dileep Padgaonkar, Prof. Zoya Hasan and Lt. Gen (Retd.) A. M. Sethna were nominated as Members on 26.6.2006. Smt. Deepa Jain Singh, IAS (Haryana : 71) was transferred from the post of Secretary, NCM to Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development on 31.7.2006. On 4.8.2006, Shri Ravi Dhingra, IAS (HP : 72) joined the Commission as Secretary. 2. Sad demise of Lt. Gen. (Retd.) A. M. Sethna Lt. Gen. (Retd.) A. M. Sethna, PVSM, AVSM was the Vice Chief of Army Staff and Member, NCM left for his heavenly abode on Tuesday, the 17 th October 2006 leaving everybody in the Commission sad and deeply grieved. He was also Member of the 3 rd and 4 th Statutory Commission. His invaluable contribution to the Commission, particularly for the Parsi community will always be remembered. 3. Meetings organized by NCM with leaders of minority communities during March, 2006 – September, 2006. Shortly after the Fifth Statutory Commission assumed charge on 6 th March, 2006, it had held a series of meetings with leaders of the minority communities and other eminent persons regarding the action plan of NCM. A list of such meetings held by the Commission is given below :- (i) 1 st Brainstorming Session on 24.3.2006 (1 st Brainstorming Session on 24.3.2006) (ii) 2 nd Brainstorming Session on 4.4.2006 (iii) Meeting with Christian leaders on 4.8.2006 MINORITIES INDIA November, 2006 Second Newsletter of the 5 th National Commission for Minorities
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Vice Chairman and three Members of the
Commission nominated to NCM –
Commission gets a new Secretary.
Sh. M. P. Pinto joined the Commission
as a Member on 4.7.2006. On 17.7.2006, the
Government nominated him as Vice Chairman
of the Commission. Dr. Dileep Padgaonkar,
Prof. Zoya Hasan and Lt. Gen (Retd.) A. M.
Sethna were nominated as Members on
26.6.2006. Smt. Deepa Jain Singh, IAS
(Haryana : 71) was transferred from the post
of Secretary, NCM to Secretary, Department
of Women and Child Development on
31.7.2006. On 4.8.2006, Shri Ravi Dhingra,
IAS (HP : 72) joined the Commission as
Secretary.
2. Sad demise of Lt. Gen. (Retd.) A. M.
Sethna
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) A. M. Sethna, PVSM,
AVSM was the Vice Chief of Army Staff and
Member, NCM left for his heavenly abode
on Tuesday, the 17th
October 2006 leaving
everybody in the Commission sad and deeply
grieved. He was also Member of the 3rd
and 4th
Statutory Commission. His invaluable
contribution to the Commission, particularly
for the Parsi community will always be
remembered.
3. Meetings organized by NCM with
leaders of minority communities during
March, 2006 – September, 2006.
Shortly after the Fifth Statutory
Commission assumed charge on 6th
March,
2006, it had held a series of meetings with
leaders of the minority communities and other
eminent persons regarding the action plan of
NCM. A list of such meetings held by the
Commission is given below :-
(i) 1
st Brainstorming Session on 24.3.2006
(1st Brainstorming Session on 24.3.2006)
(ii) 2nd
Brainstorming Session on 4.4.2006
(iii) Meeting with Christian leaders on
4.8.2006
MINORITIES INDIA
November, 2006
Second Newsletter of the
5th
National Commission for Minorities
(iv) Meeting with MPs on 5.8.2006
(Meeting with non-Muslim MPs on 5.8.06)
(v) Meeting with Buddhist leaders on
18.8.2006
(Meeting with Buddhist leaders on 18.8.06)
(vi) Meeting with MPs on 23.8.2006
(Meeting with Muslim MPs on 23.8.06)
(vii) Meeting with Muslim leaders on
21.9.2006
The very purpose of holding these
meetings is to frame out an action plan for the
Commission. The major issues emerging from
discussions in these meetings are being
prioritized by Members of the Commission.
4. Meeting held on 24.8.2006 with the
officers of Government of NCT of Delhi,
MCD and NDMC to discuss the shortage of
Urdu and Punjabi textbooks and Urdu and
Punjabi teachers in Delhi Schools.
A meeting was held on 24.8.2006 with
officers of Government of NCT of Delhi,
MCD and NDMC to discuss the shortage of
Urdu and Punjabi textbooks and Urdu and
Punjabi teachers in Delhi Schools.
Smt. Reena Ray, Education Secretary,
Government of NCT of Delhi stated that she
had a meeting with the Principals of the Urdu
medium schools of Delhi Government. The
NCERT publishes Urdu textbooks for Classes
IX to XII. All the NCERT textbooks are
available except 7 textbooks for Class IX
which are still awaited from Jamia Millia
University. Smt. Ray mentioned that Delhi
Government earlier gave financial assistance
to the girl students to purchase Urdu
textbooks. Unfortunately, since the textbooks
were not available when money was
sanctioned, the amount could not be utlised for
the purpose it was sanctioned. The School
Principals have been advised to purchase Urdu
textbooks of NCERT in adequate numbers for
the School Library.
Smt. Ray mentioned that Urdu
textbooks published by SCERT, Delhi are
used for Classes I to VIII. All the SCERT
textbooks are available except 2 textbooks for
standard VII. She also stated that one of the
major problems being faced by students of
Urdu medium schools is the absence of
supportive material / help books with the
result that the students are forced to purchase
help books published by private parties which
are mostly substandard. She suggested that
NCM may take up this issue with the Jamia
Millia University and the AMU to produce
good quality supportive material for the Urdu
medium students.
As regards Urdu teachers, she
mentioned that when the last meeting was held
on 24.7.2006, the vacancy of TGT teachers
was 42 and the vacancy of PGT teachers was
4. Earlier there used to be 18 Urdu medium
schools, two of which were functioning in
afternoon shift. On account of the severe
winter in Delhi, Delhi Government has taken a
policy decision to abolish all afternoon shifts
with the result that two afternoon shifts of
Urdu medium schools are now merged with
the 16 day shifts in the 16 Urdu medium
schools. The new arrangement has reduced
the TGT vacancies to 12 and TGT teachers are
now becoming surplus. The Delhi
Government has taken decision to keep the
posts of Urdu teachers within the 16 Urdu
medium schools only. Earlier they used to be
posted in other schools.
It was decided to have another meeting
on the subject with the Chief Secretary, Delhi
and Chairperson, NDMC.
5. Hearings held in the Commission.
5.1 Hearing held on 28.7.2006 with the
officers of Government of Uttar Pradesh.
A news item was published in Qaumi
Awaz, a Urdu daily on 16.3.2005 reporting
that in the night of 26.9.2004, three Muslim
youths, namely (i) Sh. Arshad, (age 16 years)
(ii) Sh. Meherban (age 16 years) and (iii) Sh.
Asif (age 18 years) were murdered by police
at Dadri, Ghaziabad. The news report
indicated that Muslim youths were brought to
Kasna Police Station for interrogation. The
family members of the victims of police
atrocity were informed that the youths were
released by the police after interrogation.
However, during the 3 days from 11.3.2005
and 13.3.2005, it was revealed that the youths
were murdered by the police and their dead
bodies dumped somewhere.
The news report indicated that the
whereabouts of Sh. Alok Sharma, the SHO
and some other persons, S/Sh. Ram Snehi,
Kunwar Pal Singh, Ravi Dutta Tyagi, Safdar
Khan, Harminder Singh, Karamvir Singh,
Sanjay Singh, Satprakash Singh and Netrapal
Singh who are alleged to be involved in the
incident are not known. It was also seen from
the news report that the three youths were
taken to the Kasna Police Station on a charge
of selling waste material (kabari) without
license.
This case was being pursued by NCM
since March, 2005. As a result of close follow
up by the Commission, the case was
investigated and the guilty police officials
were removed from service. The families of
the three Muslim youths who were killed,
were given compensation of Rs.5 lakh each.
However, prosecution and property attachment
proceedings against the guilty police officials
could not be initiated on account of a stay
order given by the Allahabad High Court. On
28.7.2006, the Commission summoned the
Law Secretary and Home Secretary of Uttar
Pradesh to discuss the feasibility of vacation
of the stay order. During the hearing held on
28.7.2006, the Commission was informed that
the Advocate General of U.P had advised
filing of an expeditious application before the
Allahabad High Court for vacation of stay
order. As per the latest information available
with the Commission, the State Government’s
application for vacation of the stay order is yet
to be heard by the Allahabad High Court.
5.2 Hearing held on 22.8.2006 regarding
demolition of boundary wall of St. Xavier’s
school at Pathalgaon, District Jashpur
(Chattisgarh).
Ms. Mabel Rebello, MP had
complained to the Commission about the
demolition of boundary wall and the
monument of St. Francis Xavier at St.
Xavier’s school, Pathalgaon, District Jashpur,
Chattisgarh on 2.2.2006. This demolition took
place by the order of SDM, in connection with
a land-revenue case, u/s 170-B of Chattisgarh
Land Revenue Code. The representation
indicated that a case under Section 170-B
could only be initiated if provisions of Section
165 (6) of the Code are violated which
prohibits transfer of land from a tribal to non-
tribal. In this case, a tribal had sold the land to