CPIML Bhojpur District Conference : Rally on the Occasion of 34th Martyrdom Anniversary of Comrades Jiut and Sahtu

THE CPIML 12th Bhojpur District conference began in Ramnaresh Ram Nagar (Piro) on 14 November 2019 on the occasion of the 34th martyrdom anniversary of two of Bhojpur’s greatest kisan warriors Comrades Jiut and Sahtu.

The inaugural session of the conference was dedicated to the memory of martyrs and began in Shaheed Mujahid Khan Stadium (Parao Maidan, Piro) as a massive ‘Save Constitution – Save Democracy’ rally which was attended by thousands of farmers, workers, students, youth, women and intellectuals. The rally was addressed by CPIML General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and other leaders including Swadesh Bhattacharya, Kunal, Rameshwar Prasad, KD Yadav, Mahboob Alam, Jawaharlal Singh, Mahanand, Sudama Prasad, Manoj Manzil, Qayamuddin Ansari, Ajit Kushwaha, Manohar, Sanjay, Pramod Yadav and Shivkeshwar Rai. This was preceded by a march by hundreds of youth on motorcycles to pay tribute to the martyrs. The rally began with people’s poet Nirmohi’s Shaheed Geet and was conducted by former MLA Chandradeep Singh.

Addressing the rally, Dipankar Bhattacharya said that the country is going through a very difficult period. Instead of addressing the economic recession, the BJP is milking the Mandir issue. The Supreme Court acknowledged that installation of the idol secretly in 1949 and demolition of the mosque in 1992 were criminal acts, but till date no punishment has been given to the perpetrators. Comrade Dipankar spoke in detail about the lockdown and murder of democracy in Kashmir, NRC in Assam and its imminent imposition in the rest of the country. He said that in these times of recession created by demonetization the people are clearly demanding education and jobs, hospitals and health care, right to food and social security, not temples or communal divisions. He appealed to the people not to get diverted from the real issues and to stand united in the coming Assembly elections in Tarari, Agiaon, Jagdishpur, Sandesh, Ara and other constituencies.

The delegate sessions were held for two days where on 15 November a 53-member district committee was elected unanimously which elected comrade Jawaharlal Yadav as the District Secretary. The Conference was concluded with the singing of Internationale by CPIML MLA comrade Sudama Prasad.