Date of publication: December 2021
Pages: 296
Author, and social activist. Hails from Mizoram, North East India. Contact: pari.mizoram@gmail.com
On 12 December 2021, I participated as a speaker in a webinar organised by the National Alliance of People's Movement (NAPM) on "Governance, Resource Rights & Ethnicity in Sixth Schedule Areas of N-E" and on this episode Mizoram state was discussed. In case you have missed it, you can watch the entire episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t1XY_LMqk0&t=6749s
My speech can be watched from 1:23:00 onwards
To
The Editor, www.jagarantripura.com
Subject: Complaint against disrespecting
a martyred soldier of the Assam Rifles by branding him as a “militant killed”
in an encounter with the security forces in Arunachal Pradesh in your article
dated 22 May 2021
Dear Sir/Madam,
With reference to the subject mentioned
above, I am writing to strongly object against your news portal’s senseless
branding of a martyred jawan of the Assam Rifles Mr Avatar Chakma as a “militant”
killed in an encounter with the Assam Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh on 22 May
2021.
Your article titled “অরুণাচলের চাংলাং জেলায় আসাম রাইফেলস-এনএসসিএনের গোলাগুলি, হত এক জঙ্গি, আহত দুই জওয়ান” is totally incorrect
and misleading as the martyred person who is in fact a solider of the Assam Rifles
who laid down his life for the motherland was branded as a “militant” by your news
paper/portal. The said news article is available at
A copy of the said news article is also
attached for your easy reference.
Your misleading article branding an Indian
Army soldier as a militant has left a deep wound in the hearts of the family
members of the martyred soldier, his community and every Indian.
This is total breach of journalistic
ethics and an offence against public taste. I therefore urge you to rectify the
mistake immediately and publish an APOLOGY in the front page with a copy to the
undersigned, within 24 hours, failing which I shall be constrained to complaint
against you and your news portal before the Press Council of India, the Assam
Rifles and such other appropriate authorities to restore the honour of an Indian
soldier who sacrificed his life for the nation.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely,
Paritosh Chakma
Social activist
Email: pchakma@gmail.com
My letter to the Editor of Tripura Jagaran |
Petition No. 3: Only 1 (One) Teacher is teaching over 50 students at Government Primary School at Puankhai village in Lunglei District, Mizoram. In a petition to the officials of the Directorate of Education, Government of Mizoram, Paritosh Chakma has called for urgent appointment of more teachers in this school.
The petition stated that there was a serious violation of the fundamental right to elementary education. (See Petition)
One teacher teaching 76 students from Class I to IV at Government Primary School at Bandiasora in Lunglei District of Mizoram: Paritosh Chakma writes to Mizoram Education Department for appointment of more teachers
Today (4 November 2020), I have submitted a petition to the Mizoram Education Department seeking appointment of more teachers at Government primary school at Bandiasora village under Hmundo village council in Lunglei District of Mizoram.
Currently, only one teacher is teaching 76 students of Class I to IV at this school and teaches all subjects from English to maths to social sciences.
"Clearly, non appointment of adequate number of teachers is gross violation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act). As per the norms and standards of the RTE Act, there must be at least three teachers for number of children between 60-90 in the school" - stated Mr Paritosh Chakma.
It is pertinent to stress here that the right to free and compulsory elementary education is a Fundamental Right under Article 21A of the Constitution of India which states, “21A. The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may, by law, determine.”
"As fundamental rights cannot be taken away under any circumstances and since education is a top priority of the state government, I urge the Mizoram Education Department to immediately appoint adequate number of teachers at Govt PS at Bandiasora village under Hmundo village council in Lunglei District as per the norms and standards of the RTE Act", Mr Paritosh Chakma demanded in his petition to the Mizoram Education Department. (See the petition)
Angered by the consistent denial of quality education at village school, this morning (3.11.2020) I wrote a petition to (1). Mrs. Esther Lal Ruatkimi, Commissioner & Secretary and (2). Mr. James Lalrinchhana, Director, Directorate of School Education, Government of Mizoram, asking them to appoint adequate number of teachers at Government Primary School at Samuksury Chakma village in Lunglei District of Mizoram. This government school is running with only one teacher for several years. The lone teacher teaches 80 students from Class I to IV. He has to teach all subjects, from maths to English to social sciences! This is not humanly possible.
When this lone teacher takes a particular class, the students of the other three classes have to simply sit idle or they make noise.
"How can a single teacher teach 80 students of four different classes? This is a total violation of the fundamental right to free and compulsory education upto elementary level guaranteed by the Constitution of India and the Right to Education Act. I therefore urge the Mizoram Education Department to immediately appoint adequate number of teachers at Govt PS at Samuksury as per SSA norms and the RTE Act" - I wrote to the Education Officials.
See the letter below.
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