Student organisations, pro-farmer groups protest at Sector 17 Plaza

Chandigarh, April 25

Today, student and youth organisations, along with pro-farmer group Naujawan Kisan Ekta, staged a protest at the Sector 17 Plaza against the government’s ban on 16 mass organisations fighting for the people. Aman from Naujuan Ekta Manch talked about how Indian state is handing over people’s resources to imperialist and sending people to jail under draconian UAPA and its similar variants in states.

From SFS, a student organisation in Panjab University, Sandeep spoke against the fascist attack on all democratic voices. Aman from PSU (L) emphasised that all exploited sections must unite to resist fascist onslaught on the working people. Advocate RS Bains said the ruling dispensation is dividing people on religious lines so as to oppress and expedite exploitation of toiling masses.

Satnam Tanda and Kirpal Singh from Naujawan Kisan Ekta also expressed their anguish against the ban. Speakers also urged to release all political prisoners.

The Telangana government has banned 16 organisations, including Telangana Praja Front (TPF), Telangana Asanghatitha Karmika Samkhya (TAKS), Telangana Vidyarthi Vedika (TVV), Democratic Student Union (DSU), Telangana Vidyarthi Sangham (TVS), Adivasi Students Union (ASU), Committee for Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP), Telangana Raithanga Samithi, Tudum Debba (TD), Praja Kala Mandali (PKM), Telangana Democratic Front (TDF), Forum Against Hindu Fascism Offensive (FAHFO), Civil Liberties Committee (CLC), Amarula Bandhu Mithrula Sangham (ABMS), Chaitanya Mahila Sangham (CMS) and Revolutionary Writers Association (RWA).

The government declared these organisations as unlawful alleging that these were frontal bodies of the CPI (Maoist). — TNS