By M M Special Correspondent
New Delhi: In a bid to counter the ruling party BJP’s ‘divisive politics’ the Welfare Party of India ran a two week campaign “India For All Indians” across the country. The party concluded the campaign by taking out a grand rally here on Wednesday as leaders of various political hues slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling party for fomenting communal passions in the country.
Addressing the rally, WPI president Dr. S.Q.R.Ilyas strongly came down heavily on PM Modi and RSS for dividing the country on communal lines.
“An atmosphere of fear and mistrust is being created in the society. Attacks against Muslims and Dalits have increased manifold and graph of communal disturbances are mounting up. The country had to bow down its heads in shame before the international community over the brutal rape for days and killing of an innocent eight year old girl and the manner in which the incident got official support. India has become selective and majority is being excluded in the name of religion, caste, development etc,” he said.
During the agitation, we witnessed wide anger and resentment against the politics of polarization in the masses who want to work and strengthen plural and united India, he said.
Dalit activist and Party general secretary K. Ambuzakshan said Constitutional institutions and values are being undermined to push the country into anarchy for the sake of petty politics.
Former DGP of UP ,R Darapuri (IPS) gave call for launching joint movement as like the freedom movement to save the country from the communal and corporate forces.
Dr. Suresh Mane, Convener, National Bahujan Dalit asked for more cooperation and co-ordination among all marginalized sections of the society to take on the communal forces and divisive forces.
Well-known Dalit scholar and activist, Prof Ram Puniyani stressed the need of knowing the facets of fascism and its strategies. He called for long-term strategy to counter these forces.
Socialist party chief, Dr. Prem singh said it is the very fundamental issue for the survival of the nation with its diversities. He called for saner elements in the majority community to come out against the ‘inhuman” activities of Sangh elements. The rally was also addressed by Mohammed Sulaiman, President, Indian National League, Subramani Armugum, Khaleeq Ahmed, Dr. John Dayal, Mother of martyred Hafiz Zunaid, Mrs Sheema Mohsin, G.K. Goutham, Ansar Abubakar and others.
Earlier, delegates, who came from all over the country, carried placards and chanted slogans while marching from Mandi House to Parliament Street.
The rally demanded the government should give protection to women and strict penal action against perpetrators of atrocities on women, due representation to Muslims in legislative bodies, repealing of all draconian laws, and reverting back to paper ballot system from EVMs.