By IANS,
Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders Saturday formed a human chain here to observe India’s 63rd Independence Day.
“We decided to take up this noble initiative of forming a long human wall on this occasion with a view to strengthening our democratic environment and also to save our individual democratic rights,” state CPI-M secretary Biman Bose told reporters here.
The event was held on the A.J.C. Bose Road, considered one of the city’s busiest arteries, in the afternoon.
“This programme is also targeted to protect our sovereignty and improve the internal security system of our nation,” Bose said.
Besides Bose, many senior communist leaders such as Robin Deb, Md Salim and Dipak Dasgupta participated in the event.