A hearty reception was given to a Samajbadi (socialist) team, which is on a campaign against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), at the Lohia Academy here on Saturday evening.
To mark the 85th year of the Congress Socialist Party that played a big role in the Independence struggle, a group of leaders are visiting different States and campaigning against divisive politics, communalism and economic crises.
The team led by Dr Sunilam, a former MLA and Arun Srivasav reached Bhubaneswar on Saturday afternoon. A welcome meeting was held under the chairmanship of Debiprasad Prusti, State coordinator of the Samajbadi Samagam.
Speakers criticised the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre for the present economic crises, rising unemployment and farmers’ plights in the country. They alleged that presently communal politics is dividing the peace loving countrymen in the line of religion and held PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah responsible for this.
Poor, Dalits, tribals and minorities are the worst sufferers of the situation. The economic crisis marked now is manmade meant to help a few businessmen and industrial houses. There is an unholy nexus between people in power and industrial houses, they alleged.
They appealed to people believing in different political ideologies to come together under a common minimum programme (CMP) to save the Indian democracy and the Constitution.
Among others, Prafulla Samantara, Krushnachandra Patra, Debaprasad Ray Mohapatra, Shivananda Ray, Birendra Nayak, Prahallad Singh, Amiya Pandav, Sudarshan Pradhan, Tusharkant, Nishikanta Mohapatra, Biswapriya Kanungo. Bijaya Pradhan, Mohammed Israil and Sasmita Jena spoke.
The team comprises Dr Sunilam, Arun Srivastav, PJ Joshi, Rohan, Sushila Murale, Gajanan, Balebhai, Bijendra Singh, Srikant, Sandesh, BapuSaheb, Sizuraj.
The team started its journey from the Gandhi Smruti Sthal in New Delhi on the Martyrdom Day on January 30. They are campaigning for socialism and against CAA and NRC, informed Prusti.