Good Evening Speakasians,
Since the 7th September, 2011 the updates have been very irregular as I have been shunting between Mahim (where I stay) and Mira Road (40 Kms away) where my mother is in the hospital in a critical condition, there is a chance that we may lose her any time now, and if that happens I may not be able to update you, at least for the next three to four days.
Yesterday i.e. 19th September saw the start of a PR exercise by your Association and we addressed a press conference at the Press Club of Mumbai.
I was pleasantly surprised at the huge turnout of the panelists and I estimate that there were almost 1000 panelists outside the Press Club. This also created problems of its own, the area around the Press Club is a sensitive area and we did not want to create a law and order situation so I requested the panelists to disburse from there and to assemble outside the EOW. The panelists most graciously agreed to disburse peacefully.
The Press release issued to the press is attached herewith.
The Press conference video is uploaded on our website aispa.co.in
I think we were successful in putting before the media the view point of the panelists and our concerns arising out of the harassment being meted out to some panelist’s viz. Mr. Dipankar Sarkar, Mr. Vikas Chandodkar and Mr. Ramesh Bachau.
The Association and indeed the entire family of Speakasians are aghast at this change in the stand of the EOW. From being the victims who were being protected we are now victims who are being victimized. Our protectors on whom we had utmost faith have now turned into tormentors.
This current action by the Mumbai Police has left us threatened. We are now scared that this victimization of the victims will percolate into arrest of many more of us.
As you have seen the conference video by now or soon will, you will realize that the media was receptive to our submissions and we hope that they will publish our viewpoint before the readers and viewers.
After the conference we shifted to the EOW and proceeded to submit our memorandum to the Joint commissioner of Police (Crime) Mr. Rajvardhanji. The Commissioner met us for a brief moment as he had to go for a meeting he could not give us a long hearing. We submitted the Memorandum to his office under acknowledgment.
As you must have heard from the various videos uploaded our pleas are quite simple and I list them down as follows:
1. Allow the company, to make payments due to the panelists. The Company is on record and has been repeatedly pleading before RBI and other agencies to be allowed to pay the panelists.
2. Complete the investigation in a set time frame.
3. Pending such investigation the company should be allowed to restart operations thereby ensuring continuous earnings to all panelists.
4. The Mumbai Police more specifically the EOW stops the arrest of the panelists. The panelists have no role in the running of the company or its management.
What amuses me no end is that the basic principal of natural justice is that everybody is to be treated as innocent until proved guilty?
In the case of SAOL the media and all the authorities have already pronounced SAOL to be guilty without even the first charge sheet having been filed. This is CONTEMPT of the highest order. "It seems like a denial of natural justice."
The value of achievement lies in the achieving…. Albert Einstein
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing…. Oscar Wilde
Once again I wish to urge all Speakasians please have patience, stand solidly together behind the company, and trust your own judgment. Remember Tarak sahib’s words outside Thane Court “We are bound to win and we will definitely win”
Press Release Attachment
Memo To EOW Attachment
Proud to be a Speakasian
Jai Speakasia
Ashok Bahirwani
Secretary
AISPA
Since the 7th September, 2011 the updates have been very irregular as I have been shunting between Mahim (where I stay) and Mira Road (40 Kms away) where my mother is in the hospital in a critical condition, there is a chance that we may lose her any time now, and if that happens I may not be able to update you, at least for the next three to four days.
Yesterday i.e. 19th September saw the start of a PR exercise by your Association and we addressed a press conference at the Press Club of Mumbai.
I was pleasantly surprised at the huge turnout of the panelists and I estimate that there were almost 1000 panelists outside the Press Club. This also created problems of its own, the area around the Press Club is a sensitive area and we did not want to create a law and order situation so I requested the panelists to disburse from there and to assemble outside the EOW. The panelists most graciously agreed to disburse peacefully.
The Press release issued to the press is attached herewith.
The Press conference video is uploaded on our website aispa.co.in
I think we were successful in putting before the media the view point of the panelists and our concerns arising out of the harassment being meted out to some panelist’s viz. Mr. Dipankar Sarkar, Mr. Vikas Chandodkar and Mr. Ramesh Bachau.
The Association and indeed the entire family of Speakasians are aghast at this change in the stand of the EOW. From being the victims who were being protected we are now victims who are being victimized. Our protectors on whom we had utmost faith have now turned into tormentors.
This current action by the Mumbai Police has left us threatened. We are now scared that this victimization of the victims will percolate into arrest of many more of us.
As you have seen the conference video by now or soon will, you will realize that the media was receptive to our submissions and we hope that they will publish our viewpoint before the readers and viewers.
After the conference we shifted to the EOW and proceeded to submit our memorandum to the Joint commissioner of Police (Crime) Mr. Rajvardhanji. The Commissioner met us for a brief moment as he had to go for a meeting he could not give us a long hearing. We submitted the Memorandum to his office under acknowledgment.
As you must have heard from the various videos uploaded our pleas are quite simple and I list them down as follows:
1. Allow the company, to make payments due to the panelists. The Company is on record and has been repeatedly pleading before RBI and other agencies to be allowed to pay the panelists.
2. Complete the investigation in a set time frame.
3. Pending such investigation the company should be allowed to restart operations thereby ensuring continuous earnings to all panelists.
4. The Mumbai Police more specifically the EOW stops the arrest of the panelists. The panelists have no role in the running of the company or its management.
What amuses me no end is that the basic principal of natural justice is that everybody is to be treated as innocent until proved guilty?
In the case of SAOL the media and all the authorities have already pronounced SAOL to be guilty without even the first charge sheet having been filed. This is CONTEMPT of the highest order. "It seems like a denial of natural justice."
The value of achievement lies in the achieving…. Albert Einstein
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing…. Oscar Wilde
Once again I wish to urge all Speakasians please have patience, stand solidly together behind the company, and trust your own judgment. Remember Tarak sahib’s words outside Thane Court “We are bound to win and we will definitely win”
Press Release Attachment
Memo To EOW Attachment
Proud to be a Speakasian
Jai Speakasia
Ashok Bahirwani
Secretary
AISPA
