Opposition parties, besides several social organisations held a protest march from Morhabadi Ground (Mahatma Gandhi Memorial) to Governor House on Saturday against the assault on Swami Agnivesh in Pakur, lathi charge on members of Youth Congress for agitating against the State government’s move, rise in crime graph, mob lynching, increasing atrocities against the dalits and other acts of suppression.
The members of opposition were seen united and raised their voice registering agitation against the ruling government. During the protest, the agitators termed the assault on Swami Agnivesh as a pre-planned strategy to suppress the voice against their ideology. As per the members of the protesting groups, the movement will continue until the accused in the assault case are arrested.
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) leader Babulal Marandi said that the movement will not stop as the present government is acting like a dictator. Whosoever is against the ruling party’s principles is being ruthlessly crushed, he added.
Marandi stated the attack as a pre-planned strategy. The former CM said that in the coming days, all opposition parties will work together to overthrow the present government, working against public interest while violating the rights guaranteed in the Indian Constitution.
Several senior leaders, including Gautam Sagar Rana of RJD, Raju Mahato of JMM, Premchand Murmu of tribal intellectual group, Social activists -- Dayamani Barla, Ajay Tirkey and members of different social organizations participated to make the movement successful through this protest march.
Further, members of the opposition during the protest march asserted that the State government is constantly attacking on the rights of tribal of Jharkhand, whether it is a case of ‘Pathalgaddi’ or a land acquisition issue or a CNT-SPT bill, on every issue, the rights of tribal populace of the State are being violated without knowing the conditions of those suffering due to this petty politics.
Senior Congress leader Shubodh Kant Sahay said that attack on Swami Agnivesh is an attack on democracy. The former Union Minister while addressing the public during the protest march stated that earlier a few selected groups were only targeted but now even the saints and social activists are being harassed which will not be tolerated in any circumstance. Sahay further added that the present government is inclined towards providing benefits to the business groups and is working for the interest of certain class.