By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) will launch a concerted campaign from 20th Feb. 2011 for the release of innocent Muslim youths who have been put behind bars on false charges of terrorism.
It is alarming that innocent people are retained in jail even after the actual culprits are brought into light, said SDPI general secretary Mr. A. Sayeed. He informed that the SDPI has decided to file a PIL directly or through some human rights organization for release of the innocent youths implicated in false cases of bomb blasts in the country.
The SDPI campaign will also highlight the party agenda to uplift marginalized classes of people i.e. Minorities, Dalits and Other Backward Castes, so as to ensure their share in power, he informed.
Mr. Sayeed said the above decision was taken in the National Working
Committee (NWC) meeting of SDPI held at New Delhi on 24th Jan. The
meeting was chaired by SDPI president Mr. E. Aboobakker.
He informed that it was decided to adopt various modes of publicity to popularize the party, which would include public meetings, indoor seminars, manifesto-based functions, membership campaigns, personal meetings, wall posters, vehicle caravans, corner meetings, grievances collections etc.
Other issues to be raised during the campaign include corruption and price hike. The campaign starting from 20th Feb. would culminate on 27th March 2011 in a public meeting to be held in New Delhi.
Four resolutions were passed in the meeting 24th Jan meeting. The resolutions were on Terrorism, Corruption, Price hike and condemning BJP’s publicity stunt of hoisting national tri-colour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. The BJP-ruled Karnataka Government had itself denied permission to Popular Front of India to hoist the national flag and celebrate Independence Day in Mysore city. ([email protected])