‘Take action against Jharkhand government’

  • | Friday | 20th July, 2018

The Centre should sack the BJP government in Jharkhand and take strict action against the persons who assaulted him,” Mr. Ahmad said. Mr. Agnivesh had claimed the accused belonged to BJP-affiliated youth groups and that he was accused of speaking against Hindus. Activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) staged a protest on Thursday against the recent assault on Swami Agnivesh in Jharkhand and demanded that the Centre “sack” the State government. The 79-year-old social activist, known for his work against bonded labour, was slapped, kicked and verbally abused by a mob in Jharkhand’s Pakur on Tuesday. The protesters marched from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament Street, where the police stopped them.

more-in Activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) staged a protest on Thursday against the recent assault on Swami Agnivesh in Jharkhand and demanded that the Centre “sack” the State government. The 79-year-old social activist, known for his work against bonded labour, was slapped, kicked and verbally abused by a mob in Jharkhand’s Pakur on Tuesday. Mr. Agnivesh had claimed the accused belonged to BJP-affiliated youth groups and that he was accused of speaking against Hindus. ‘Attempt to silence’ “The attack [on Mr. Agnivesh] is an attempt to silence the voices of protest against growing atrocities against Dalits and minorities in the country by the BJP and its allies,” SDPI vice-president Sharfuddin Ahmad. “Swami Agnivesh symbolises the voice of dissent. [An] attack on him by saffron outfits is highly condemnable. The Centre should sack the BJP government in Jharkhand and take strict action against the persons who assaulted him,” Mr. Ahmad said. Party leader Taslim Rehmani said the SDPI was against the “growing trend of mob lynching” and attacks on persons like Mr. Agnivesh, who has been at the forefront of raising voices of people in the lowest rung of society. The protest, organised by SDPI’s Delhi unit, was led by its convener Nizamuddin Khan. The protesters marched from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament Street, where the police stopped them.

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