A joint district-level convention under the slogan ‘Save Constitution, Save Democracy’ participated by the CPI, CPI(M), Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Forward Bloc headed by the Congress was held on Friday here.
The speakers observed that the democracy of the country was under threat during the regime of the incumbent BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre.
Independence of all the institutions is crushed and people have hardly any freedom to dissent. Janaradan Pati of CPI(M) maintained the party (BJP) which vehemently opposed Mahatma Gandhi and his policy during the freedom struggle is now at the helm of affairs and is trying to destroy the spirit of democratic values and ethos. He charged there is a conspiracy to alter the basic structure of the Constitution and strike hard at the culture of India in a pursuit to make India a Hindu nation. Several other speakers also raised several other issues including the price hike of essential commodities and alarming growth of unemployment, etc. Nabajoyoti Pattnaik, Ganeswar Behera, Asish Kanungo, Pradipta Panda, Sisir Hui and Gouranga Panigrahi were among several others from different political parties who spoke.
The meeting was presided over by district Congress president Sanjib Giri. The speakers called for a united fight united to oust BJP from power and save the constitution and democracy of India.