Student and woman organizations staged dharna for dismissal of Patna Town DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad

Patna, August 24:

Protesting against the heinous action of the police on demonstrators peacefully protesting against water logging, garbage pile-up and extreme insanitary conditions in their locality, Longertoli Gali, Nala Road, on 12 August, different students’ and women organizations separately staged dharna at Bhagat Singh Chowk, Gandhi Maidan and demanded exemplary punishment to the guilty police officer the DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad and unconditional release of arrested students and youths.

The students’ organizations comprising of All India Democratic students’ Organisation (AIDSO), Students’ Federation of India (SFI), All India Students’ Federation (AISF), All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Democratic Students’ Union (DSU) staged Joint Students dharna on Tuesday. The dharna was presided over by a presidium comprising of Anamika from AIDSO, Manoj Chandravanshi from SFI, Navaneet Kumar from AISF, Lais Rahi from AISA and Vikas from DSU. In course of their speech the student leaders asserted: The incident has proved the hollowness of good governance as proclaimed by the state govt. The way the protesters were beaten up severely, trampled upon chests of students and youths by DSP himself, even girl activists were misbehaved by police personnel and barbaric beaten up of them shows the undemocratic and repressive tendency of the Bihar govt. They said that democratic mass movement was under attack. Dharna was addressed by Umashankar Verman, Vice President of AIDSO, Vishwajit Kumar, State Secretary of AISF, Markandey Pathak of AISA and Vikas Kumar of DSU.

The Women organizations Jointly organized a dharna under the banner of Sanyukta Mahila, Sangharsha Morcha on Wednesday. The organizations like Bihar Mahila Samaj, All India progressive Women’ Organisation (AIPWA), Working Women Association, All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA and All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan (AIMSS) participated in the dharna.

While addressing the gathering the speakers said: “The citizens of Langertoli Gali were demonstrating against water logging and sewage pile-up in their area. The Town DSP came to the spot and resorted lathicharge without any attempt at a dialogue. Sadhna Mishra was badly beaten up by the DSP and he threw a burning tire on another woman, Sumanlata Maurya aka Pinky. The burning tire singed the hair and clothes of this girl and she received a burn wound on her arm. 9 women and 5 male social activists were taken to Kadamkuan P.S. In the police station DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad beat up the male activists mercilessly and trampled upon their chests with his boots like criminals and DSP twice slapped Sadhna Mishra hard and smashed her spectacles. Attempt was also made for sinister motive encircling the women. Only a woman police can arrest woman.” Terming the incident of beating of social activists in police custody and misbehave with women a shameful act and also gross violation of human right, the women leaders told Nitish Government was talking of 50 percent reservation of seats in panchayats and local bodies for women on the one hand and citizens including women were being beaten up in police custody by DSP using the name of Deputy CM on the other. Expressing deep concern over the incidents of raising attacks on mass movements women leaders said police is less active on ever increasing incidents of crimes, but it becomes very much active when people bid to register their protest on the problems they are facing. Beating up ASHA workers mercilessly by police, police repression at Marwan, Forbesganj, Goradi and recently in Nala Road, Patna unveil the reality of good governance. In spite of parroting good governance the Nitish government is now following the path of autocracy. The woman leaders demanded dismissal of DSP Mr. Ramakant Prasad and other guilty officers, unconditional release of all the arrested persons, regular cleaning of drains and lanes and stop police repression on democratic mass movements. Denouncing the incident of mass rape with a youth girl by Officer In charge and other police personals at Manjhi Police Station under Saran district. They demanded to arrest the guilty police officer and other police personels.

Dharna was presided over by Mrs. Sushila Sahay, State President, Bihar Mahila Samaj. Dharna was addressed by Sushila Sahay and Anita Mishra from Bihar Mahila Saman, Anita Sinha and Mdhy from AIPWA; Rampari and Shakulta from AIDWA; Shivani and Chitralekha from Working Women Association and Sadhana Mishra, Anamika and Sandhya Maity from AIMSS.

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 .

Shibdas Ghosh Memorial Meeting in Patna

Great leader of proletariat and one of the great Marxist thinker of this era Com. Shibdas Ghosh Memorial Meeting was held Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sanmelan, Kadam Kuan, Patna. Satyawan, Central Committtee Member, SUCI (Communist) was the main speaker of the meeting. Shiv Shankar, Secretary, Bihar State Committee, SUCI (Communist) presided over the meeting. Arun Kumar Singh, Senior State Committee Member, SUCI (Communist) moved resolution against bid to privatise of power, state transport, education, health and service sectors by Nitish government. The meeting started with the internationale and ended with the song composed on Com Shibdas Ghosh.

Police repression on the people protesting against civic problems in Patna

Patna, August 14:

Flowing of rotten garbage in water logged Langertoli Lane and emitting of bad smell is the usual phenomenon. SUCI (Communist) activists took initiative to build up movement against this civic problem Residents lent their support and joined the movement. Protest demonstration started at the crossing of Nala Road and Langertoli Lane on August 12 at 10’ 0 clock. As anger was accumulating amongst the residents against the administration, they blocked Nala Road. Street corner meeting was going on. After sometime Ramakant Prasad, Town DSP, reached suddenly on the spot and tried to snatch mike from Com. Anamika, State Vice President, AIDSO, and pushed her towards police van. She was addressing the people gathered there. DSP hit Sadhana Mishra, District Secretary, SUCI (Communist) severely by throwing her on the Road. Common people burst their anger and the mob became furious. After the arrival of DSP with a large contingent of police force, police started resorting to lathicharge indiscriminately and unarmed people were being beaten up chasing on the roads and lanes. DSP started throwing the pieces of burning tires on the body of girls standing on forefront of the protesters. Some hairs and scarf (Dupatta) of Com. Pinki was burnt. She got injury on upper part of her hand. DSP threw pieces of burning tires even on Sadhana Mishra. The palm ofNikolai Sharma, AIDSO Patna Office Secretary cut deeply and he had got 8 stitches. Police continued indiscriminate lathicharge for half an hour from Nala Road to Langertoli Lane. Police arrested 14 people, including 9 women. DSP Ramakant Prasad beat severely Suryakar Jitendra, State Secretary, Anil Kumar, Former Patna District Secretary, Saroj Kumar Suman, Patna District Secretary of AIDSO in police custody asking why were they doing ‘Netagiri’. After getting tired by beating he ordered the fellow police personals to continue it. When Sadhana Mishra protested in high voice the act of Town DSP, he abused her badly and pulled and moved her hair fiercely. He pulled her spectacle and threw on the wall. Under the leadership of DSP Patna police continued beating 5 people for half an hour. Women activists were released in the evening. But Suryakar Jitendra, Anil Kumar, Saroj Kumar Suman, Rahul Singh and Mohan Singh were sent to jail.

A Citizens’ March comprising of professors, teachers, cultural activists, journalists, social workers and human right activists was organized on the next day (13^th August) against severely lathicharge on local residents simply protesting against civic problems, severely beating up students leaders and misbehave with women leaders. The citizens’ march started from Bhagat Singh Chowk and reached Radio Station, where a meeting was held. All the speakers condemned in one voice the police repression on citizens. They demanded unconditional release of the arrested people, suspension of Town DSP and high level enquiry of the incident. The dignitaries who took part in Citizens’ March were eminent Economist Prof. Nawal Kishore Chaudhary, Prof. Vinay Kumar Kanth, Arvind Sinha, Rupesh, Chakrabarty Ashok Priyadarshi, Ashish Ranjan, Poonam, Nand Kishore Singh, Narendra Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Ajay Kumar Sinha, Anish Ankur, Sarfaraj, Shreekant, Baldeo Jha, Jay Prakash, Girija Ranjan Singh, Bal Govind Singh, Ajay Prasad, Com Arun Kumar Singh and Com Sadhana Mishra.

On 14^th of August torchlight (Mashal Julus) procession of students and youths was taken out from Langertoli Lane to Dinkar roundabout. The procession turned into a street corner meeting at Dinkar roundabout. The Meeting was addressed by Indradeo Ray, Secretary, AIDYO Bihar, Sadhana Mishra, Patna District Secretary, SUCI (Cmmunist), Anamika, Vice President, Bihar AIDSO, Rajeev Kumar Sharma and Pushpa. While addressing meeting the speakers narrated the police atrocities on citizens. They opined that the regime recollects the emergency clamped by the then despotic Indira Gandhi. This kind of police atrocity with citizens, especially with women on the road and inside the police lockup is unpardonable in civilized society.

Massive Dharna by Shram Sangathan Manch in Patna

Patna, Aug 9:
Against the anti people and anti labour policies of the state government Shram Sangathan Manch ( forum of trade unions) organised massive dharna on Tuesday defying the incessant rain at Shahid Bhagat Singh Chowk. Shram Sangathan Manch includes AITUC, AIUTUC, CITU, AICCTU, UTUC, TUCC, AIMU, HMS, INTUC and different trade unions of health, power, bank, insurance sectors.

Dharna was addressed by Arun Kumar Singh of AIUTUC, Chakradhar Prasad Singh of AITUC, Chandra Prasad Singh of INTUC, Arun Kumar Mishra of CITU, M N Vajpayee, Bindeshwari Prasad of HMS, Vakil Thakur of TUCC and Ramdas Prasad of AIMU. All the speakers condemned the state government for introducing the process of privatisation in power, health, education and transport. It was announced that a state level strike will be organised on 20th September, 2011. The dharna was conducted by a presidium comprising of Vimal Chandra Jha (AIUTUC), Chandra Prakash Singh (INTUC), Yogendra Prakash Singh (CITU), M N Vajpayee (HMS), Shivlal Prasad (AIUTUC), Vakil Thakur (TUCC) and Ramdas Prasad (AIMU).

SUCI (C) observes protest day against bid to privatise power, health, state transport and corporations

Patna, August 5:

On state level protest day against bid to privatize power, health, state transport and corporations; administrative corruption, irregularities and anti people policies of the state government SUCI (C) Patna District Committee took out a protest march and burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here on Friday.

The protest march started from the statue of Netajee Subhash Chandra Bose and reached Patna Junction roundabout traversing from Fraser Road, All India Radio and Dakbunglow roundabout. The participants were shouting thunderous slogans against the anti people policies of state government.

Addressing the meeting held after burning the effigy Sadhana Mishra, Secretary, Patna District committee, SUCI (Communist) said: The state government is introducing rapidly the policy of privatization, globalization and liberalization following the footprints of anti people Central government. Thousands of posts are laying vacant in government departments but recruitments are about to closed. The process of privatization has been started in power, health and transport sectors. No efforts have been made on the part of the state government to check spiraling price rise. The allotment of lands under BIADA (Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority) to near and dear s of higher government officials and power greedy politicians is unveiling the mask of good governance of Nitish Kumar. Mushrooming of wine shops, introduction of sex education in schools, unbridled show of obscene and blue films are playing role to degrade the cultural-moral standard of people. The crime is also on increase in the state. Murder, loot, kidnapping, ransom asking are going as well. The government is not taking any effective step to stop all these, but on contrary patronizing. The people’s struggle to achieve their legitimate and democratic demands is being suppressed by police force. Suryakar Jitendra, Rajkumar Chaudhary, Anil Kumar and Anamila, all Patna District Committee Members, SUCI (C) spoke on the occasion. All the speakers condemned the anti people policies being followed by the state government and the division of Bihar State Electricity Board (BSES) into five companies opening the door for privatization in power sector as well. They expressed their anguish over increment the rate of electricity second time within six months. They stressed the need to build up democratic mass movements against the anti people policies of Nitish government.