Sent: Friday, 15 February 2013 3:22 PM
Subject: Press Release
NATIONAL
ONE MILLION POST CARD CAMPAIGN
Launch
Press invitation
Dear Madam/Sir,
I most cordially invite you for the launching of the National One Million Post Card Campaign to be held on 18th February 2013 at 3 pm at C.B.C.I Centre , 1 Ashok Place, Near Gole Dakkhana Church, New Delhi-1
The Civil Writ Petition No: 180/2004 challenging the validity of the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order 1950 paragraph 3 which says “no person who professes a religion different from Hinduism shall be deemed to be a member of the Scheduled Caste”, is still pending in the Honourable Supreme Court of India for the past 8 years. The Union of India has not filed its reply to the Supreme Court. Constantly we have been working on this issue through lobbying and advocacy. Various demonstrations, rallies, hunger fasts, writing letters have been going on for the past many years.
To press our demand to the Congress party and to the Union Government, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) office for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes along with National Council of Churches in India(NCCI) and National Council for Dalit Christians(NCDC) is organizing a nationwide post card campaign which started on 13th February 2013 at Kanyakumari. Every day at least 100 post cards will be posted to Madam Sonia and 100 post cards to the Honourable Prime Minister until we reach the target of one million post card. Church leaders and National Civil Society leaders will be present for the event.
We request you to be present for the event and publish the news in your media.
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely
[Fr. Devasagayaraj]