To end heartrending honour killings and caste and creed-based communal politics and for all-round development of people in the country, all Indians should promote love marriage and quality English medium education.
At a seminar organised by the Freethought Party of India (FPI) here last week, speakers opined that people should concentrate on universal brotherhood and ‘Basundheibam Kutumbamkam’ to root out communal issues.
FPI general secretary B Ramchandra CST Voltaire introduced the topic of the seminar on ‘For the Good of All the Indians: Bharat Mein Prem Saadi ki Jai and Quality English Medium Education for Every Indian Child ki Jai’. He said English medium education and love marriage can remove various communal issues from the society.
Party president Dr Bijayananda Kar highlighted the importance of the Right to life and the Right to Personal liberty and he made it candid that political leaders crossing across party lines should categorically project themselves as the champions of freedom of speech and expression, freedom of choice for the youth in the field of marriage and occupation.
He also stressed on provision of quality English medium education for every child at the gram panchayat level and sought support on behalf of the State Government to promote love marriage.
Prasanta Mallick of Odisha Dalit Adhikar Manch, Dr Sudhakar Jally from the Utkal University, FPI joint secretary Gandharb Nayak, writer Prasanna Karbar and columnist Manas Jena spoke, among others.