GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARREDQUESTION NO: 280

ANSWERED ON: 0.11.2010

SEDITIOUS SPEECH ON KASHMIR ISSUE 

(a) whether the organisations called Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners had applied for permission to hold a convention on Kashmir-Aadi: The Only Way, in New Delhi recently; 

(b) if so, the details thereof;

  (c) if not, the reasons why the convention was allowed to be held; 

(d) whether the speeches delivered at the convention were in violation of the law and liable to attract provisions relating to Sedition and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act; 

(e) if so, the details thereof; and 

(f) the action taen by the Government in this regard? 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)

   (a) to (c): No, Madam. No permission was sought by the organiers as permissions are sought only for cultural programmes and performances and not for conferences or seminars. 

 (d) to (f): A petition under Section 16() of CrPC has been filed in the Court on 01.11.2010 seeing registration of a case us 124A1211A, 1B, 04, 0, 2 of IPC and Section 1 of Unlawful Activity Prevention Act, 167 against Shri S.A.S. Geelani, Ms. Arundhati Roy, Dr. Sheih Showat Hussain and Shri S.A.R. Geelani who delivered speeches at the seminar organied by Committee for release of Political Prisoners (CRPP) on 21.10.2010 at LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi. The matter is sub-udice.