And those who stand against this injustice are having their office raided, their licence cancelled, their bank accounts frozen, their voice silenced. The country is awash with horrific hatred and cruelty. In the name of religion, walls of hate are being erected. Artists, actors scholars, poets are all being stifled. “But now, those who demand rights are being locked away. In our country, those who helped save the homes, lands and livelihood of the poorest, those who speak not just responsibilities but of rights, and those who raise their voice against corruption-they are safeguarding that same Constitution.” For every person’s right to life to be respected. For everyone have the liberty of thought, expression, faith and worship. He added, “From the beginning, its core value aimed at ensuring social, economic and political justice for everyone in India. (The Constitution of India which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950.) “The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January 1949,” Shah said. Sadly, those dark days are now casting a shadow over India again,” Amnesty had said in a statement.Naseeruddin Shah starts by talking about the adoption of Constitution in India and then expressing concern over the oppression of the poorest. “We could not agree more with the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) when he says that periods of repression, like during the Emergency, have left a stain on India’s history. In response to the raids, Amnesty had accused the Modi government of “treating” human rights groups like “criminal enterprises”. In October last year, the Enforcement Directorate had raided Amnesty India’s headquarters and its director Aakar Patel’s residence in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving Rs 36 crore foreign funds from overseas in violation of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) guidelines. Last year, five prominent activists were arrested over their alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon violence. He said that those who stood against this “injustice” were having their offices raided, licences cancelled and bank accounts frozen to silence them so that they were deterred from speaking the truth. The country is awash with horrific hatred and cruelty,” he claimed. “In the name of religion, walls of hate are being erected. Journalists too are being silenced,” he said in the video message. “Artistes, actors, scholars, poets are all being stifled. In the 2 minute 13 second solidarity video for the human rights watchdog, Shah said those who demand rights are being locked up. The actor said this in a video released on Friday by Amnesty India against alleged government “crackdown” on NGOs. In another statement certain to invite trolls once again, noted actor Naseeruddin Shah said walls of hatred are being erected in the name of religion in India and those who stand against this “injustice” are being punished, there is no space for dissent, artistes, scholars, poets are being stifled, journalists are being silenced.
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