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Apologize and reinstate
DRDO scientist: Katju asks govt.
Thursday March 07, 2013 10:59:41 PM,
Agencies
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New Delhi:
Press Council Chairperson Markandey Katju has demanded that the
government reinstate DRDO scientist Aijaz Ahmed Mirza who was
arrested on terror charges but released on bail as the National
Investigation Agency did not file a charge sheet against him.
In a letter written to Defence Minister A K Antony and Karnataka
Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar, Katju said that if there is no
evidence against Mirza, he should be reinstated and given adequate
compensation, besides an open apology by central and state
governments.
"I would request you to look into this matter immediately, and if
it is true that there is no evidence against Aijaz Ahmed Mirza, he
should be reinstated forthwith on the post he was holding before
he was sacked, otherwise a wrong message will be sent throughout
the country that Muslims are terrorists and are fair game for
being persecuted and victimised by the communal forces," the PCI
Chief said in his letter.
Katju said that he had already issued a press note criticising the
false implication of Muslims in bomb blast cases. He also said
that Mirza had in a TV interview said that he was tortured and
made to suffer indignities in jail.
"Hence I request you to ensure that apart from reinstating him,
adequate compensation is awarded to him by the central and state
government and an open apology is issued by central and state
government to Aijaz Ahmed," Katju said.
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