Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) would observe September 22 as ‘Save Democracy Day’ throughout the country against the alleged goad by the Government on mass movements to give freehand to suppression and loot.
The left party has called on its workers to register their protest and to go among the people to inform that the Government of India in order to cover up its corruption and the loot of the corporate companies has barred the democratic rights of the people and has deferred the democracy.
CPI - M central committee member and State secretary Badal Saroj in a statement here on Sunday said, “A murder accused industrialist has been accompanying the Chief Minister in his foreign tours while those fighting against his atrocities of this murder accused industrialist are externed from their respected districts.”
Saroj further said that banned has been imposed on sit-ins, protest demonstrations, rallies and public meetings in Gwalior and state capital Bhopal. Permission for public meetings is been given in the far ends of cities that too with written instructions that political speeches should not be delivered, he added.
He said that the Tribal leaders fighting for the forest rights law are attacked. Trade unions have been filled up with the owners men and student union elections are not been conducted in the state. The blue eyed officials of the political leaders are behaving like Kings and lords. The democratic rights provided to the people are deferred but the communal felony is being patronized, he added.
He claimed that many other political parties and trade unions including Janata Dal (United), loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Communist Party of India, Rashtriya Samanta Dal, CITU, Kisan Sabha and others have extended support to ‘Save Democracy Day.’