‘Atikur Rahman might die in the prison if no proper medical care is given’, Atikur Rahman’s family expressed their alarm in the press meet gathered at Press Club of India, New Delhi. He has been admitted to the jail hospital for the past four days. The prison authorities are calling his ailment as ‘seasonal fever’ neglecting his heart disease. The arrest was made just before one month in which his heart surgery was scheduled. Then onwards he wasn’t provided any medical assistance. We have been saving Rs 2 lakh for the past two years for the surgery. This negligence could be fatal to his life, said Atikur’s spouse Sanjida Rahman.
*Joining the press meet Ashwan Sadiq P National general secretary Campus Front of India said that the arrest was made as a purview of political vendetta. He was in the forefront of the anti-CAA movement. His stern interventions against the police atrocities in his locality also had made him a target of the authoritarian rulers. The ‘Hathras Conspiracy’ case was a counterfeit story cooked up to silence dissent. Now shoving him towards the same fate as that of Ft. Stan Swami’s out of political vengeance cannot be watched inertly. The judiciary must duly consider his petition seeking advanced medical care and grant him default bail for his treatment, he demanded.*
Guarantee to life and liberty is one of the pious provisions of our Constitution. No one has the authority to deny the rights of a person even if he is convicted. Atikur Rahman is an undertail prisoner. We have approached the court four times citing his medical condition, all of them were heard without due gravity and hence were turned down, Atikur’s lawyer Madhuvan Dutt Chathurvedi said to the media.
Atikur Rahman’s spouse Sanjida, his uncle Shakawath Ali, his lawyer Adv Madhuvan Dutt Chathurvedi addressed the media.
