By TCN Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: A march as part of the ongoing nationwide campaign against communal terror with the slogan “On Your Feet, Not On Your Knees”, was organised on Monday under the banner of Social Democratic of India, (SDPI),wherein about 5,000 social workers from different states participated.
The Parliament March which started from Turkman Gate culminated into a public meeting at Jantar Mantar wherein speakers cutting across party lines and social activists condemned in unison the RSS backed BJP’s Narendra Modi-led NDA Government for camouflaging its efforts to impose Hindutva agenda by resorting to violence against minorities, Dalits and Adivasis.
The office-bearers of the SDPI, thereafter, submitted a memorandum to the President of India appealing him to press the Central Government for action against the communal terror pervading in the country, targeting especially Muslims, Christians, Dalits, Backward Classes, Adivasis and progressives.
The memorandum submitted to the President contained six-point demands to be directed to the Central Government, which included: speedy judicial proceedings and rigorous punishment to the perpetrators of lynching, burning, killings and assaulting minorities, Dalits, BCs and Progressive Persons; stern action against RSS and its fringe elements which are trying to convert the country into “Hindutva Nationalism”; enactment of Prevention of Communal Violence Bill; release of innocents who are lingering in jails under draconian laws; strict action against baseless false propaganda of forceful conversion etc. and implementation of reports of Liberhan Commission, Sachar Commission, Mishra Commission and Sri Krishna Commission Report.
Brahminical system blamed for all evils prevailing
Addressing the public meeting after the Parliament March, Justice (Rtd.) BG Kolse Patil from Pune said that unless and until the country is freed from the clutches of fascist forces represented by the RSS, Muslims and Hindus cannot live in peace. He emphatically blamed the Arya Brahmans and RSS along with the Brahminical system for all the evils prevailing in the country.
Justice (Rtd.) Patil held Hindu extremist elements responsible for all the communal riots in the country aimed to subjugate Muslims. It is the humanity which should come first and not religion when it comes to work for peace, he added. The jurist turned activist Kolse Patil appealed to the people to stand united and fight communalism.
SDPI national president A. Sayeed said that people voted BJP to power in 2014 Lok Sabha elections in the name of development. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has silently focused his efforts to encourage in a hidden manner, the fringe elements to convert the country into a Hindu Rashtra. SDPI wishes to convey a message to the fellow citizenry that do not be afraid, it’s time to fight the communal terror by standing firmly on our feet and not on our knees, he said.
Sayeed vehemently condemned the brutal lynching and killings of activists and writers N. Dabholkar, Govind Pansare and M. M. Kalburgi by the Hindutva goons.
Adv. Sharfuddin Ahmad, vice president of SDPI, said that BJP and RSS want to rule the country following the script of “Manusmriti” (the most important and most studied ancient legal text among the many Dharmaśāstras of Hinduism) which says that all people are not equal by birth. Those born in high castes have only the right to rule and no one else. This ideology should be shunned and fascist forces should be taught lessons to never raise their heads in such a brazen manner.