Who Are the Killers of Govind Pansare? // ¿Quiénes son los asesinos de Govind Pansare?

by 1804 Books

On February 16, 2015, Govind Pansare and Uma Pansare went for a morning walk. Men on a motorbike stopped near them, shot them, and fled. Govind Pansare died four days later, on February 20; Uma Pansare survived, but continues to suffer from the attack. Govind Pansare was a communist, whose book – Who Was Shivaji? (New Delhi: LeftWord Books) – rankled the right-wing which did not agree with his factual presentation of the life of this 17th century icon.

 

Who killed Govind Pansare, author and communist? The police in the state of Maharashtra have not been able to solve this case. Seven years have gone by and yet the police have not gathered hard facts, which makes a prosecution unlikely. Pansare’s assassination came alongside the murder of several other key writers, many of them rationalists and secularists, such as Dr. Narendra Dabholkar (20 August 2013), M.M. Kalburgi (30 August 2015), and Gauri Lankesh (5 September 2017). Facts established in several of such cases show that the right-wing conspirators are associated with the Sanathan Sanstha, a Hindu terrorist group, and other such organizations.

The entire world is witness to the rising trend of hate crimes in India and crimes against Indian culture (including the murder of writers).

We, the International Union of Left Publishers, stand in solidarity with the families of the victims and we raise our voice in defence of the progressive and humane values of secularism, social progress, and social justice.

We appeal to the authorities in Maharashtra to identify, apprehend, and bring to book all those involved in the murder of Govind Pansare.

 

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El 16 de febrero de 2015, Govind Pansare y Uma Pansare salieron a dar un paseo matutino. Unos hombres en moto se detuvieron cerca de ellos, les dispararon y huyeron. Govind Pansare murió cuatro días después, el 20 de febrero; Uma Pansare sobrevivió, pero sigue sufriendo las secuelas del ataque. Govind Pansare era un comunista, cuyo libro Who Was Shivaji? [¿Quién era Shivaji?] (Nueva Delhi: LeftWord Books) - irritó a la derecha, que no estaba de acuerdo con su presentación factual de la vida de este personaje icónico del siglo XVII.

¿Quién mató a Govind Pansare, autor y comunista? La policía del estado de Maharashtra no ha sido capaz de resolver este caso. Han pasado siete años y sin embargo la policía no ha reunido datos concretos, lo que hace improbable un enjuiciamiento. El asesinato de Pansare se produjo junto al de varios otros escritores y escritoras clave, muchos de ellos racionalistas y laicistas, como el Dr. Narendra Dabholkar (20 de agosto de 2013), M.M. Kalburgi (30 de agosto de 2015) y Gauri Lankesh (5 de septiembre de 2017). Los hechos establecidos en varios de estos casos muestran que los conspiradores de derecha están asociados con el Sanathan Sanstha, un grupo terrorista hindú, y otras organizaciones de este tipo.

El mundo entero es testigo del aumento tanto de los crímenes de odio como de los crímenes contra la cultura (incluyendo el asesinato de escritores) en la India.

Nosotros, la Unión Internacional de Editoriales de Izquierda, nos solidarizamos con las familias de las víctimas y alzamos nuestra voz en defensa de los valores progresistas y humanos del laicismo, el progreso y la justicia sociales.

Hacemos un llamamiento a las autoridades de Maharashtra para que identifiquen, detengan y lleven a juicio a todas las personas implicadas en el asesinato de Govind Pansare.

 

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