Media Invite: Press Conference: Today at 4 pm: Press Club, New Delhi: Withdraw Shanti Bill & Stop Dilution of Nuclear Laws: Request to attend and cover
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Press Conference: Today at 4 pm: Press Club, New Delhi - Request to attend and cover
NO TO PRIVATISATION OF INDIA’S NUCLEAR SECTOR | Nuclear Safety Is NOT for Sale
📢 PRESS CONFERENCE 📢
Friday, 19 December, 2025 | 4 PM to 6 PM |
📍 Venue: Press Club of India, New Delhi
(1, Raisina Road, Near Central Secretariat Metro)
Dear Editors, Bureau Chiefs and members of the media fraternity,
The Parliament of India recently passed the ‘SHANTI’ Bill, through which it seeks to make far-reaching amendments to the Atomic Energy Act 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010.
Ironically called the 'SHANTI' Bill (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India), these amendments face substantial criticism despite the government's claims of 'modernizing' India's nuclear sector.
This bill aims to create an over‑centralised, pro‑private nuclear regime with weak liability for nuclear accident damages, limited victim access to justice, and inadequate independent regulation.
Environmental and movement groups are of the view that this Bill should not have been passed in its present form. We also appeal to the President of India to not assent to this Bill.
We are organizing an important press conference to highlight our concerns regarding this Bill and share our detailed analysis.
The Press Conference would be addressed by:
Soumya Dutta, National Alliance for Climate and Ecological Justice (NACEJ & NAPM)
Prashant Bhushan, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Kavita Srivastava, People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
Priya Darshini, Friends of the Earth (India)
WE DEMAND:
1) Immediate withdrawal of the SHANTI Bill, 2025, and related amendments to India’s nuclear laws
2) No privatization or private control over India’s nuclear power sector
3) Protection of public safety, environmental integrity, community rights, and national security
4) Referral of the Bill to a Parliamentary Standing Committee and initiation of wide consultations with independent scientists, environmental experts, and civil society.
We request you to kindly depute a reporter and photographer / videographer from your media house to cover this important press briefing.
Contact: 9213763756 | 9311548645
E-mail: foein...@gmail.com / napm...@gmail.com
National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) and Friends of the Earth, India
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E-mail: napm...@gmail.com
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