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Rahul Noronha , Hindustan Times Email Author Bhopal , March 06, 2009 First Published:   02:07 IST(6/3/2009) Last Updated:   02:08 IST(6/3/2009)   When Shameem Modi was granted bail by the Madhya Pradesh High Court two days ago, after 21 days in jail, it was a sweet but hard-won victory. The demand for her arrest had come from the Harda Industries Association and Vyapari Sangh, following her involvement in the struggle of saw mill workers and hamaals (coolies) of Harda, who have been denied minimal legal entitlements. Shameem was up against the nexus between politicians and forest mafia; a battle she and her activist husband Anurag have got used to. In 1990, after completing her M Phil from Mumbai’s Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and getting a job with Oxfam, Shameem traveled to tribal areas in MP. “Having lived in Mumbai and Delhi I had never seen how people live in rural areas. What I saw there was a revelation of sorts and I realised that independence is only in n...

मध्यप्रदेश सराकर दमन , अत्याचार और फर्जीवाड़े की सारी सीमाएं तोड़ रही है प्रकाशन दिनांक   25/2/2009 3:18:58 PM(IST)   भोपालः मध्य प्रदेश के नर्मदा   अंचल की जुझारू जन-नेता ,   अधिवक्ता एवं समाजवादी जनपरिषद की प्रदेश उपाध्यक्ष शमीम   मोदी पिछले   10   दिनों से जेल में हैं। सुश्री मोदी को दो   वर्ष पुराने बिल्कुल झूठे प्रकरणों में संगीन धाराएं लगाकर जेल भेजा गया है ,   जिनमें नीचे की अदालतों ने जमानत देने से इंकार कर दिया है और   उच्च न्यायालय में जमानत आवेदन लंबित है। एक सामान्य किंतु गरीबों के हितों के लिए संघर्षरत महिला को खूंखार अपराधी   बताकर अपहरण और हत्या के इरादे से मारपीट ,   घातक हथियारों के   साथ हमला ,   जान से मारने की धमकी देने , डकैती जेसी धाराओं में जेल में डाला गया है। यह कानून का मखौल और   दुरूपयोग है। समाजवादी जन परिषद और मध्यप्रदेश   के जन संगठन इसका कड़ा विरोध करते हैं।   (Source: http://merikhabar.com/fullstory.aspx?passfrom=enterprisestory&storyid=4035   )   Related Articles:   Shamim Modi Granted Bail

Delhi Solidarity Group   -   Thu, 03/05/2009 - 06:43 Ms. Shamim Modi, the well known social and political activist of the Shramik Adivasi Sangathan in Harda, Madhya Pradesh. She was arrested on 10 February following an ultimatum by the industries association demanding her arrest. She has been involved in the struggle of the saw mill workers and the hammals (kulies) who have been denied the minimal legal entitlements. She and her husband Anurag Modi have been involved in carrying a crusade against the nexus between politicians and forest mafia. She also contested the recent assembly election. Shamim Modi has done her B.A from Jesus & Mary College , University of Delhi , M.A. degree from Lady Shriram College , University of Delhi , M.Phil from TISS Mumbai and L.L.B. from Bhopal University . The vice president of Samajwadi Jan Parishad, MP, she has contested two assembly elections and a parliament election. She has filed a number of cases of tribal and labour rights at the MP...

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUhQ-xjQws0 ) Related Article: Shamim Modi Granted Bail

Campaigns New Delhi : In a clear case of growing hostility against human rights activists and those voicing for the voiceless, besides rising systematic discrimination against minorities, in BJP-ruled states, young woman social activist Shamim Modi has become the latest victim of the police-politician nexus in Madhya Pradesh. Shamim Modi was arrested on 10 February in some old cases. She is presently languishing in Hoshangabad jail. One is a kidnapping case. The police alleged that she had kidnapped a tribal woman but the very tribal woman told the magistrate in the court that she was never kidnapped by Shamim, yet her bail application was rejected and sent to jail. She was arrested within 24 hours following a 48-hour ultimatum by the industries association demanding her arrest. Shamim has been involved in the struggle of the saw mill workers and the hammals (kulies) who have been denied the minimal legal entitlements. She was fighting against the nexus between politicians and fores...

People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi (PUDR) Dear friends, You must be aware that Shamim Modi, an activist of Shramik Adivasi Sangathan and the Vice President of Samajwadi Jan Parishad, was arrested on 10 February. Yesterday she was remanded to judicial custody for another 14 days. She has been engaged in the issues of adivasis and mill-workers in Harda M.P for many years. The ongoing struggles of workers in saw- mills and plywood factories demanding proper working conditions and against the rampant violation of labour laws had led the industries association to demand the arrest of Shamim Modi and her husband. The government has obliged. The criminal charge levelled against her pertains to a case filed two years ago. This case was filed against her because her organisation had intervened in an instance of brutality against tribals by the forest officer and his staff. In any case she had obtained bail in the matter. The present arrest is being continued on the basis of the go...

You are invited to a press conference on the continued detention of Ms Shamim Modi, the well known social and political activist of the Shramik Adivasi Sangathan in Harda, Madhya Pradesh. Time: 3:00 pm Venue: Press Club of India Day/Date: Thursday, 26 February 2009 As you perhaps know she was arrested on 10 February following an ultimatum by the industries association demanding her arrest. She has been involved in the struggle of the saw mill workers and the hammals (kulies) who have been denied the minimal legal entitements. She and her husband Anurag Modi have been involved in carrying a crusade against the nexus between politicians and forest mafia. She also contested the recent assembly election. The press conference will be addressed by Shri Sunil, President Samajwadi Jan Parishad and Shri Anurag Modi. The speakers and the case will be introduced by Shri Yogendra Yadav, political analyst and commentator. (Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ncprimailinglist/message/454   ) R...

March 3 , 2009 by अफ़लातून गत १० फरवरी से हरदा और होशंगाबाद की जेलों में फर्जी मामलों में बन्द समाजवादी जनपरिषद , म. प्र. की उपाध्यक्ष साथी शमीम मोदी की जमानत की अर्जी जबलपुर उच्च न्यायालय ने मंजूर कर ली है । शमीम की गिरफ़्तारी के विरुद्ध देश भर में कार्यक्रम आयोजित किए गए । आज दिल्ली में मध्य प्रदेश भवन पर विभिन्न जन संगठनों के करीब ३५ लोगों ने प्रदर्शन किया और आवासी आयुक्त को एक ज्ञापन सौंप कर फर्जी मुकदमे वापस लेने की माँग की । शमीम की मातृ-संस्था टाटा इन्स्टीट्यूट ऑफ़ सोशल साइंसेस के शिक्षकों द्वारा प्रस्तुत ऑनलाइन प्रतिवेदन पर अब तक ४८४ लोगों ने समर्थन जताया है । हिन्दी चिट्ठेकारों ने भी प्रतिवेदन पर समर्थन जताया है । अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस ८ मार्च को शमीम के कार्य क्षेत्र हरदा में ‘ लड़ेंगे - जीतेंगे ’ की भावना से दमन के विरुद्ध महिलाओं की एक रैली आयोजित की गयी है ।   http://samatavadi.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/shamim_modi_bail_release/

Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Shamim Modi (शमीम मोदी), Madhya Pradesh state vice president of the Samajwadi Jan Parishad and social activist, after twenty-two days in prison, Adv. Joshi Jacob, All India vice president of the Samajwadi Jan Parishad said. She was arrested in gross violation of democratic rights on 10th February 2009 from her residence at Harda, Madhya Pradesh. and is presently lodged in Hoshaganbad jail. She was arrested within 24 hours following a 48-hour ultimatum by the Harda Industries Association and Vyapari Sangh demanding her arrest. Shamim has been involved in the struggle of the saw mill workers and the hammals (kulies) who have been denied the minimal legal entitlements. She was fighting against the nexus between politicians and forest mafia.