A brief report of 6th December demonstration at Jantar Mantar, Delhi

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At the call of the PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND SECULARISM in association with Pension Parishad  and 41 organizations, a well disciplined sit-in-Dharna and a demonstration was organized on 6th December, 2013 to coincide with the marking of the 21st anniversary of demolition of Babri Masjid and of highlighting the legitimate demands against communalism and growing danger of Fascism in the country at Jantar Mantar, Delhi.

The Sit-in-Dharna started with spirited and resounding slogans at 12.00. The meeting started at 1 PM presided by Kiran Shaheen and addressed by

1. Baba Adhav - Senior leader of waste pickers  from Maharashtra , social reformer and  also founder of Pension Parishad

2. Aruna Roy - Reputed peoples activist, leader of Majdoor Kishan shakti sangathan and Right to Information

3. Kavita Krishnun - Leader , CPI-ML (Liberation) and general secretary of All India Progressive women's Association

4. Sharfudin Ahmmad, Gen. Secretary, SDPI

5.Subhash Gatade - New Socialist Initiative
6.Sanjay Kumar - Peoples Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS)

7.Viren Lobo  -  ICAN

8. Arjun Prasad Singh - Committee  against state repression 

9. Shyam Sunder - Shaheed Bhagat Singh Disha Manch .........., Haryana

10. P K Shahi - CPI - ML

11. Roma - Forest Workers Union

12. Akbar Chaudhary - Leader of AISA, President JNU SU

13. Kiran shaheen - Women for water Democracy,  Right to water Campaign

14. Dipak Dholakia - ICAN

15. Shiwani Kaur - Bigul Mazdoor Dasta

All the speakers appealed the people to stand up against the crippling effect of communalism on the Indian society and conveyed solidarity with the victims of communal violence and demanded due punishment be meted out to all organizations and persons responsible for communal violence. Misha and Lokesh of DU students presented two songs.

Finally, all the participants held an impressive rally and demonstration within the Jantar Mantar circle with rousing slogans against communalism and fascism.

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