Friday, August 19, 2011

Solidarity March of students, youths and women in support of ongoing movement against corruption

Patna, August 19:

A solidarity march was taken out jointly here on Friday under the auspices of All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO), All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO), All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan (AIMSS) and All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC). The march started from Dinkar Golamber and traversing through Nala Road, Thakurbari Road, Bari Path reached Bhagat Singh Chowk. The participants were shouting slogans against corruption, increasing attack on democratic rights, police repression on peoples’ movement and in favour of building movement against corruption. The solidarity march conversed into a meeting at Bhagat Singh Chowk.

Addressing the meeting the speakers said that corruption is pervading all over the country and this is why the movement is getting support of different section of people. Expressing deep concern over the increasing attack on democratic mass movements by state machinery the speakers said that both the governments-whether it is UPA government in Central or the Nitish government in the state- are trampling down the democratic mass movements. They condemned the autocratic design of the government to shut the voice of the people and appealed to foil this heinous attempt. Denoumcing the barbaric lathicharge, arresting and severely beating up youths including women activists in police custody led by Town DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad, they demanded unconditional immediate release of five youths; withdraw false cases implicated against them and suspension of Town DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad.

The meeting was addressed by Uma Shankar Verma and Anamika, both Vice Presidents, Bihar State Committee, AIDSO; Deepak Kumar, All India Vice President and Anil Kumar Chand, Incharge, AIDYO Patna; Sandhya Maiti, State President, and Sadhana Mishra, State Secretary of AIMSS and Shivlal Prasad, Bihar Vice President, Arun Kumar and Baidyanath Sharma of AITUUC .





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