यूपी में बेघरों की ठण्ड से हो रही मौतों की कीमत पर 'सैफई' में मनोरंजन कर रही बेशर्म अखिलेश सरकार // सैफई महोत्सव के आयोजन को सरकारी तौर पर मनाने, सरकारी खर्चों के सबाल पर बचकाने बहाने बना सूचना के आवेदन से लुकाछिपी खेल रहे संस्कृति विभाग के अधिकारी /// तहरीर ने राज्यपाल, मानवाधिकार आयोफ और संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ को शिकायत प्रेषित कर की ठण्ड से हो रही मौतों और महोत्सव के बेहिसाब सरकारी खर्

यूपी में बेघरों की ठण्ड से हो रही मौतों की कीमत पर 'सैफई' में मनोरंजन
कर रही बेशर्म अखिलेश सरकार // सैफई महोत्सव के आयोजन को सरकारी तौर पर
मनाने, सरकारी खर्चों के सबाल पर बचकाने बहाने बना सूचना के आवेदन से
लुकाछिपी खेल रहे संस्कृति विभाग के अधिकारी /// तहरीर ने राज्यपाल,
मानवाधिकार आयोफ और संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ को शिकायत प्रेषित कर की ठण्ड से
हो रही मौतों और महोत्सव के बेहिसाब सरकारी खर्चों की जांच की मांग l

Press-Release / TAHRIR / 30 December 2014 / Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh ,
India.///Death Toll In Uttar Pradesh Due to Cold has Rises to 125 but
instead of doing something concrete to stop the homeless from dying
due to cold, UP Govt. is busy providing 'Right to Entertainment' to
Safai.
Recently, Uttar Pradesh's biggest rural festival, Saifai Mahotsava,
being held at the native village of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav, organised by the Samajwadi Party MP Tej Pratap Yadav
was inaugurated by Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan. Ruling Yadav clan of
Uttar Pradesh was present in full force at Samajwadi Party president
Mulayam Singh Yadav's home district Mainpuri last Friday to launch the
17th edition of Saifai Mahotsav.
In 2013, the extravagant festival was criticised in view of the
Muzaffaranagar riots. Facing flak over the festivities in Saifai, Last
year Uttar Pradesh Government went too law to ban media from Saifai
Mahotsav from covering the event.
However, that did not deter Samajwadi Party Government to celebrate
the festival this year. Mulayam Singh Yadav went ahead and said that
not only the people living in urban centers have the right to enjoy
dance, but rural folks also take pleasure in it. Mulayam linked it to
'right to entertainment'.
Mulayam Singh's nephew Ranbir Singh used to hold an annual wrestling
meet in Saifai but after his demise in 1997, the party started
organising the event as Saifai Mahotsav every year so much so that the
event became a state financed event whenever Samajwadi party was in
Power in Uttar Pradesh.
This year also, Uttar Pradesh's Culture Department Secretary Anita
Meshram might have made media statements that state government has
approved Rs. 1 crore for the mahotsav but the fact is that the state
funded Saifai mahotsavs are closely-guarded secrets for UP government
so much so that Culture department's spineless officials are forced to
make lame excuses and play 'Hide & Seek' with info-seeker's RTI pleas
just to avert disclosure of info even when sought under RTI act.
A year ago, on 26-12-2013, this Lucknow based Social Activist Sanjay
Sharma had shot off a RTI plea to the PIO of CM office of UP. On first
point, Sanjay sought documents contained in files related to the whole
processes from proposal to decision making regarding organizing of all
Saifai Mahotsavas to which Dr. Lavkush Dwivedi of Culture Directorate
of UP, on 18 December 2014, has informed Sanjay that Information
sought by him is not clear. On Second point, Sanjay sought info of
Money spent from state coffers on all 'Safai Mahotsavas' ( Starting
from very first Mahotsava ) to which Dr. Lavkush Dwivedi has written
that it was not clear in RTI plea as to details of which year were
sought by Sanjay. On Third point, Sanjay sought Money earned by state
Govt. from organizing of all 'Safai Mahotsavas' ( Starting from very
first Mahotsava ) to which Dr. Lavkush Dwivedi has written that No
such points related to income from organizing of all 'Safai
Mahotsavas' are concern of Culture Department.
"Saifai mahotsavs are closely-guarded secrets for UP government so
much so that Culture department's spineless officials are forced to
make lame excuses and play 'Hide & Seek' with my RTI plea just to
avert disclosure of info even when sought under RTI act, so I have
every reason to doubt intentions of SP Govt. in organizing such
Mahotsavas" said Sanjay.
Sanjay told that on 13 January 2014,he had filed another RTI
application in the office of the district magistrate, Etawah but this
has got no response till date. This application sought response on the
money spent in holding the event, guest list, programme list, money
spent by district administration and state government and frequency of
flights that operated to bring guests to the venue but on none of the
eleven points information ever came. "Even UP state information
commission, full of sycophant info-commissioners, refused to listen to
my complaint and same was dismissed by Information commissioner Vijay
Shankar Sharma" said Sanjay.
With grim picture being painted by UPSIC, the highest authority in
RTI matters in UP, Sanjay feels that info on loot of public money on
such events shall always remain a secret.
Terming State Govt's illogical viewpoint of providing 'Right to
Entertainment' to Safai @ deprivation of 'Right to life' to homeless
of UP as tragic, inhumane and autocratic, Sanjay condemned spending on
Safai Mahotsava from State coffers as a shear wastage of public money
and that too only to quench of thirst of unending Ego of political
rulers of UP and referring the Death Toll In Uttar Pradesh Due to Cold
as 125, demanded the Govt. to ensure 'Right to Life' to each n every
homeless of UP before going to Safai like events.
Sanjay told that he is approaching Raj Bhavan of UP to personally
meet the Governor and apprise him of this high handed approach of
rulers of UP in this matter in detail to bring things to their logical
ends.
Memorandum as sent to Governor of UP, NHRC, UN & CM of UP is given below :

Sanjay Sharma
<tahririndia@gmail.com> AttachmentMon, Dec 29, 2014 at 11:55 PM
To: hgovup <hgovup@gov.in>, hgovup <hgovup@up.nic.in>, hgovup <hgovup@nic.in>
Cc: sgnhrc@nic.in, covdnhrc@nic.in, ionhrc@nic.in,
urgent-action@ohchr.org, "srextremepoverty@ohchr.orgcmup"
<cmup@nic.in>, cmup <cmup@up.nic.in>

To,
Sri Ram Naik – The Governor of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Government , Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,India,Pin Code-226001
"hgovup" <hgovup@gov.in>, "hgovup" <hgovup@up.nic.in>, "hgovup" <hgovup@nic.in>,

Subject : UP Government is busy providing 'Right to Entertainment' to
Safai at the cost of deprivation of 'Right to life' to homeless dying
in UP due to cold & Government is making lame excuses & 'hide n seek'
game-tactics with my RTI plea to keep info on state funded Saifai
Mahotsava behind iron curtains: Request to intervene, take appropriate
action and provide time for a personal meeting with TAHRIR's
delegation to discuss things in detail.

Sir,
TAHRIR ( Transparency, Accountability & Human Rights initiative for
revolution ) is a Bareilly/Lucknow based Social Organization, working
at grass-root level by taking up & solving issues related to
strengthening transparency & accountability in public life and
protection of Human Rights in India.

We have come to know that death Toll In Uttar Pradesh Due to Cold has
Rises to 125 but instead of doing something concrete to stop the
homeless from dying due to cold, UP Govt. is busy providing 'Right to
Entertainment' to Safai.

Recently, Uttar Pradesh's biggest rural festival, Saifai Mahotsava,
being held at the native village of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav, organised by the Samajwadi Party MP Tej Pratap Yadav
was inaugurated by Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan. Ruling Yadav clan of
Uttar Pradesh was present in full force at Samajwadi Party president
Mulayam Singh Yadav's home district Mainpuri last Friday to launch the
17th edition of Saifai Mahotsav.

In 2013, the extravagant festival was criticised in view of the
Muzaffaranagar riots. Facing flak over the festivities in Saifai, Last
year Uttar Pradesh Government went too law to ban media from Saifai
Mahotsav from covering the event.

However, that did not deter Samajwadi Party Government to celebrate
the festival this year. Mulayam Singh Yadav went ahead and said that
not only the people living in urban centers have the right to enjoy
dance, but rural folks also take pleasure in it. Mulayam linked it to
'right to entertainment'.

Mulayam Singh's nephew Ranbir Singh used to hold an annual wrestling
meet in Saifai but after his demise in 1997, the party started
organising the event as Saifai Mahotsav every year so much so that the
event became a state financed event whenever Samajwadi party was in
Power in Uttar Pradesh.

This year also, Uttar Pradesh's Culture Department Secretary Anita
Meshram might have made media statements that state government has
approved Rs. 1 crore for the mahotsav but the fact is that the state
funded Saifai mahotsavs are closely-guarded secrets for UP government
so much so that Culture department's spineless officials are forced to
make lame excuses and play 'Hide & Seek' with info-seeker's RTI pleas
just to avert disclosure of info even when sought under RTI act.

An year ago, on 26-12-2013, I had shot off a RTI plea to the PIO of CM
office of UP. On first point, I sought documents contained in files
related to the whole processes from proposal to decision making
regarding organizing of all Saifai Mahotsavas to which Dr. Lavkush
Dwivedi of Culture Directorate of UP, on 18 December 2014, has
informed Sanjay me that Information sought by me is not clear. On
Second point, I sought info of Money spent from state coffers on all
'Safai Mahotsavas' ( Starting from the very first Mahotsava ) to which
Dr. Lavkush Dwivedi has written that it was not clear in RTI plea as
to details of which year were sought by me. On Third point, I sought
Money earned by state Govt. from organizing of all 'Safai Mahotsavas'
( Starting from the very first Mahotsava ) to which Dr. Lavkush
Dwivedi has written that No such points related to income from
organizing of all 'Safai Mahotsavas' are concerns of Culture
Department of UP. Copy of my RTI plea & RTI reply is attached.

Saifai mahotsavs are closely-guarded secrets for UP government so much
so that Culture department's spineless officials are forced to make
lame excuses and play 'Hide & Seek' with my RTI plea just to avert
disclosure of info even when sought under RTI act, so I have every
reason to doubt intentions of SP Govt. in organizing such Mahotsavas
and the real spending made by UP Government in organizing these
mahotsavas.

On 13 January 2014,I had filed another RTI application in the office
of the district magistrate, Etawah but this has got no response till
date. This application sought information on the money spent in
holding the event, guest list, programme list, money spent by district
administration and state government and frequency of flights that
operated to bring guests to the venue but on none of the eleven points
information ever came. Even UP state information commission, full of
sycophant info-commissioners, refused to listen to my complaint and
same was dismissed by Information commissioner Vijay Shankar Sharma. I
had submitted a complaint against sycophant info-commissioner Vijay
Shankar Sharma with you which has already been sent to administrative
reforms department of Uttar Pradesh for initiating punitive action
against info-commissioner Vijay Shankar Sharma but that also brought
no respite to me so far as the impart of information on SAIFAI
mahotsava is concerned.

With grim picture being painted by UPSIC, the highest authority in RTI
matters in UP, I feel that info on loot of public money on such events
shall always remain a secret.

We, at TAHRIR feel that State Government's illogical viewpoint of
providing 'Right to Entertainment' to Safai at the cost of deprivation
of 'Right to life' to homeless of UP is tragic, inhumane and
autocratic and so we are condemning these behind the iron-curtain
spending on Safai Mahotsava from State coffers as a shear wastage of
public money and that too when all this is being done at the whims &
fancies of ruling Yadav Clan of UP, just to quench of thirst of
unending Ego of these insensitive political rulers of UP.

TAHRIR feels that the death toll In Uttar Pradesh Due to Cold as 125
is a not only deprivation of 'Right to life' to the deceased but a
complete failure of UP Government's functioning also and so we are
raising our demand to inquire all incidents of these deaths, get FIRs
of murder registered against the public authorities who failed to
protect these deaths due to cold and take appropriate measures to
ensure 'Right to Life' to each n every homeless of UP before
Government is going to Safai Mahotsava like events.

Sir, TAHRIR is , through this memorandum approaching your good-self to
personally meet us so that we should apprise your good-self with
TAHRIR's point of view of this high handed approach of rulers of UP in
this matter in detail so that things should be brought to their
logical ends. In the meantime, your good-self is requested to
intervene and take appropriate action in this matter and oblige.

Copy Being sent to under-mentioned with humble request to initiate
inquiry into these matters of violation of Right to life to the
homeless because of negligence on the part of state authorities who
failed to protect 'Right to Life' of the diseased who lost their lives
because of their untimely deaths due to cold weather :
1) Shri Rajesh Kishore, IAS - Secretary General
Chief Executive Officer of the Commission,209, National Human Rights Commission,
Manav Adhikar Bhawan Block-C,GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi –
110023,Phone 91-11-24663211,91-11-24663212 sgnhrc@nic.in ,
covdnhrc@nic.in , ionhrc@nic.in
2) Mr. Philip ALSTON, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human
rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR) ,Palais des Nations ,CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
urgent-action@ohchr.org , srextremepoverty@ohchr.org
3) Sri Akhilesh Yadav – The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Government , Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,India,Pin Code-226001
"cmup" <cmup@nic.in>, "cmup" <cmup@up.nic.in>,

Humbly sent with lots of expectations.
Sincerely yours,

Sanjay Sharma سنجے شرما संजय शर्मा
( Founder & Chairman)
Transparency, Accountability & Human Rights Initiative for Revolution
( TAHRIR )
101,Narain Tower,F Block, Rajajipuram
Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh-226017
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RTI, RTI reply & Memo can be downloaded from given link :
http://tahririndia.blogspot.in/2014/12/l.html

--
-Sincerely Yours,

Urvashi Sharma
Secretary - YAISHWARYAJ SEVA SANSTHAAN
101,Narayan Tower, Opposite F block Idgah
Rajajipuram,Lucknow-226017,Uttar Pradesh,India
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