<span style="font-family: Arial;">Aware. I suppose suspending the police officers for a week or so and arresting the party goons that vandalized the hospital owned by one of the girls uncles before bailing them out is easier than amending the law<br><br>Media and social media raising a stink about this case helped i guess<br><br>--srs (htc one x)<br><br><br>----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Chaitanya Dhareshwar" <chaitanyabd@gmail.com><br>To: "Suresh Ramasubramanian" <suresh@hserus.net><br>Cc: "governance@lists.igcaucus.org" <governance@lists.igcaucus.org><br>Subject: [governance] Freedom of speech issue FB and Shaheen Dadha<br>Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2012 1:40 PM<br><br></span><br>FYI Suresh, "Following the widespread outrage, *Chief Minister* Prithviraj<br>Chavan *ordered an enquiry* into the arrest" - a major change from the<br>status quo. Do also read the news coverage you'll note this is different<br>from the earlier - what used to happen before is a general blind eye from<br>the authorities.<br><br>My point is that the government is becoming more online-media aware than<br>ever before which is a huge step forward for India.<br><br>-C<br><br>On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian<br><suresh@hserus.net>wrote:<br><br>> Not particularly new and mostly driven by political parties trawling<br>> through fb for criticism of their leaders and randomly lodging police<br>> complaints... This is across the board and not particular to any one Indian<br>> political party<br>><br>> --srs (htc one x)<br>><br>><br>><br>> ----- Reply message -----<br>> From: "Chaitanya Dhareshwar" <chaitanyabd@gmail.com><br>> To: <governance@lists.igcaucus.org><br>> Subject: [governance] Freedom of speech issue FB and Shaheen Dadha<br>> Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2012 1:04 PM<br>><br>><br>> India is progressing, a bit at a time. Freedom of speech is being<br>> recognized on web media as a positive and appreciated by the community at<br>> large.<br>><br>> If this of interest do feel free to sign the petition on change.org (link<br>> below).<br>><br>> Best regards,<br>> Chaitanya<br>><br>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>> From: Mukut Ray <mail@change.org><br>> Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:52 AM<br>> Subject: UPDATE: FBarrest<br>> To: chaitanyabd@gmail.com<br>><br>><br>> Dear Chaitanya,<br>><br>> *Our pressure is working!*<br>> Following the widespread outrage, *Chief Minister* Prithviraj Chavan<br>> *ordered<br>> an enquiry* into the arrest of Shaheen & Renu for posting a comment on<br>><br>> Facebook. The inquiry report has now been submitted to the DGP of<br>> Maharashtra, who has "forwarded it to the home department for necessary<br>> actions."<br>><br>> *More than 19,000 people have signed the petition in just 4 days and this<br>><br>> has added to the pressure on the<br>> authorities.*<<br>> http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp<br>> ><br>><br>> A group of concerned citizens are *trying to meet the Chief Minister before<br>> Monday* to submit the petition with your<br>> signatures<<br>> http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp<br>> >and<br>><br>> urge him to drop the charges filed against Shaheen and Renu.<br>><br>> *Can we get 50,000 signatures on the petition* to ensure the pressure is on<br>><br>> the Chief Minister to drop the charges?<br>><br>> *Forward this mail to your friends* and get more people to sign the<br>> petition.<<br>> http://www.change.org/petitions/drop-charges-against-shaheen-and-renu-for-comments-about-mumbai-shutdown-fbarrest?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp<br>> ><br>><br>><br>> Thanks for taking action,<br>><br>> Mukut Ray<br>><br>> PS: You can also share the petition on<br>> Facebook<<br>> http://j.mp/S1dSG3?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp<br>> >or<br>> send<br>> a tweet<<br>> http://j.mp/YbKxxp?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp<br>> >about<br>><br>> it.<br>><br>> News Source: Thackeray Facebook row: Cops who arrested Shaheen and her<br>> friend to face inquiry<<br>> http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/thackeray-facebook-row-cops-arrest-shaheen-her-friend-arrested/1/234454.html?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp<br>> ><br>><br>><br>> This email was sent by Change.org to chaitanyabd@gmail.com   |   Start a<br>> petition<<br>> http://www.change.org/start-a-petition?source=footer&utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=13920&alert_id=waWBhkkziA_gyfcmInHMp<br>> ><br>> Unsubscribe.<<br>> http://www.change.org/account_settings/acti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