[L-I] [ INDIA] Nationwide 'anti-war- anti-imperialist peace demo [Today's Press Release -1]

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CPI(ML) today held nationwide 'anti-war-anti-imperialist' peace
demonstrations and called for demobilisation of troops, complete restoration
of all diplomatic ties and resumption of direct bilateral dialogue with
Pakistan. CPI(ML) also protested the growing imperialist intervention in
South Asia

New Delhi, 13 June.
The CPI(ML) today held 'anti-war-anti-imperialist' peace demonstration in
Delhi, Lucknow, Patna, Ranchi, Kolkata, Vijaywada and Chennai and several
other centres of the country. On this occasion, while addressing the peace
marchers in Delhi CPI(ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya called for
demobilisation of troops from the Indo-Pak border, complete restoration of
all diplomatic ties and resumption of direct bilateral dialogue with
Pakistan. He condemned and protested the Bush-Blair's imperialist
intervention in the subcontinent and said,'how can arms traders be
peace-brokers?'. He also hailed the anti-war peace initiatives taken by the
subcontinental diaspora in Britain, Canada and America.
In Delhi, hundreds of activists and supporters of the CPI(ML) carrying
placards, banners and flags today held and anti-war peace demonstration at
Jantar-Mantar and organised the meeting. Representatives of other Communist
and democratic organisations including the socialist Unity Centre of India,
CPI(ML)-Red Flag and CPI(ML)-Unity Initiative also joined it.
Addressing the peace-marchers, CPI(ML) General Secretary Dipankar
Bhattacharya said, "BJP govt. was itching for war, but thanks to the
pressure exerted by the peace loving people in India and Pakistan and the
subcontinental diaspora, the war moves have been stalled for the time being
and the govt. has been forced to beat a partial retreat".
He said, " Vajpayee govt. must be pressurised to adopt concrete measures
like demobilisation of troops and resumption of dialogue with Pakistan. And
to set the stage for free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir, state
repression must be brought to an end and general amnesty granted to all
political activists who are currently languishing in Indian Jails."
He said, "It is indeed ironical that the Bush and Blair administrations, two
of the biggest suppliers of weapons to the region, are being lauded as
brokers of peace." He described the US-UK intervention in South Asia as
'dangerous' and called upon all peace loving people in India and Pakistan to
reject the imperialist intervention and the rulers' capitulation to the
imperialists in no uncertain terms.
Mr. Dipankar hailed the anti-war peace initiatives taken by the
subcontinental diaspora in Britain, Canada and America.
Among others who participated in the demonstration and addressed the meeting
include CPI(ML) leaders PV Srinivas, Swapan Mukherjee, Rajendra Pratholi,
Ranjit Abhigyan, and CPI( ML)-Unity Initiative leader PK Murthy, SUCI leader
Pratap Samal and Red Flag leader Uma Kant. Former Chief Justice of Delhi
High Court Rajinder Sachchar also joined the demonstration and addressed the
meeting.




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