Anti-CAA stir gathers momentum

Tribune News Service

Sangrur, February 16

Various organisations of farmers, field laborers, industrial and electricity workers, youth and students today organised a state-level rally against the CAA, NRC and NPR at grain market in Malerkotla. They announced to observe week-long protests across the state from February 24.

The organisation included BKU Ekta Ugrahan , BKU ( Ekta Dakaunda), Textile Hosiery Union, Kisan Sangharsh Committee, Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union, Punjab Students Union (Shaheed Randhawa), PSU (Lalkar), Inquilabi Mazdoor Kendar, Moulder and Steel Worker Union, Karkhana Mazdoor Union, Naujwan Bharat Sabha (Lalkar), Naujwan Bharat Sabha and Inquilabi Naujwan Vidyarthi Manch. Their activists pledged to continue the campaign to counter the spread of alleged communal agenda of the BJP-led Union Government.

Different delegations from Shaheen Bagh, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, and Karvan-e-Mohabbat also participated in the rally.

“We have pledged that we would not allow the BJP government to divide the country on caste lines. We will further intensify our agitation in the coming days,” said Joginder Singh Ugrahan, president, BKU, Ugrahan.

The protesters alleged that under the garb of the CAA, NRC and NPR, the Modi government had been trying to promote its “communal politics”. They alleged that only the Muslim community was being targeted.

“The Centre must repeal the CAA and withdraw its plans to launch NRC and NPR. After observing the protest week, we will launch more protests,” said Lachhman Singh Sevewala, general Secretary, Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union.