CPI(M) to hold ‘Janadani’ rally in Bengaluru on December 21

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will hold a ‘Janadani (people’s voice) rally for Alternative Politics’ in Bengaluru on December 21. More than 30,000 people including farmers, workers from both organised and unorganised sector, are expected to participate in it.

Addressing presspersons along with CPI(M) district secretary Mahesh Pattar here on Saturday, State secretary of CPI(M) K. Mahantesh said that already hundreds of CPI(M) activists were engaged in distribution of pamphlets and booklets to the households in various districts of the State to create awareness about the Janadani rally.

Mr. Mahantesh said that during the awareness campaign, people were being sensitised about the anti-people governments led by both the BJP and the Congress, whose pro-corporate policies had adversely affected the lives of the common people in the country. At the same time, people were being sensitised about the good governance of the governments led by CPI(M) in Kerala and other States. The need for the people to support alternative politics was being highlighted during the campaign, he said.

He said the rally was being held with a list of 20 demands and through the rally both the State and Union governments would be pressured to fulfil their lawful demands. Politburo members of CPI(M) U. Vasuki and other senior leaders from the State would address public meeting, he said.

The list of demands include implementation of minimum support price, withdrawal of amendments detrimental to people’s interests, dropping of the four labour codes of Union government and employment to every unemployed youth in the country.

Mr. Mahantesh listed out various measures required to be taken by the governments  to improve education, health, housing and other sectors. He alleged that as the ruling dispositions were indulging in casteism and communalism, there was need for the people to defeat people with such ideologies in the interest of their own and the country’s future.

Mr. Pattar said that despite opposition, successive governments had resorted to privatisation of power, water supply, transport and other services and were bent on making people pay for every service, which should be strongly opposed. Increasing income disparity in the country was also a matter of concern, he said. Basavaraj Pujar and others were present.