MASSIVE PROTEST AS APART OF HAMURA ADHIKAR RALLY JANTAR MANTAR: Hundreds who came from different parts of the country to the Capital on Tuesday protested at Jantar Mantar over several issues, including food security, right to employment and education. Prominent social activists, including Aruna Roy, Medha Patkar, intellectuals and economists, led the protesters, who raised their demands under the slogan of Abki Bari Humara Adhikar. Activist Aruna Roy said, Given the numerous ways in which the rights of the most marginal people is being attacked, rolled back, diluted and in many ways trivialized without due process of consultation, we are all here to first and foremost demand the right to be heard, engaged with and conferred on any policy decision that impact lives of ordinary people. Accusing the Union government of reducing the reach of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, CPI leader D Raja said, The BJP-led Union government is against the poor people. This government is going to reduce the ambit of MGNREGA following which lakhs of people will be affected. The government, which is acting on the behest of corporate sectors, is also trying to amend the Land Acquisition Act. Medha Patkar said several people are getting low wages, but government was not taking care of the poor people. Among the political leaders who participated in the protest were Al Anwar (JDU), D Raja (CPI), Saugata Roy (TMC), Mani Shankar Aiyer (Congress) and Prashant Bhushan (AAP).
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 03:57:17 +0000
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