AIPF holds first State meet in Bhubaneswar

--‘State suppresses voices by using force’

BHUBANESWAR: “Both the State and the Central Governments have started using innovative tricks to suppress voices of common men by using force,” said activists attending the All India People’s Forum’s (AIPF) first State meet ended here on Sunday.

Activists of different people’s organisations fighting for democratic and fundamental rights of the people in the State expressed grave concern over the anti-people attitude of the Governments.   

Social activist Prafulla Samantara said the State Government arrests the innocent tribals when they participate in popular agitations and protest against any injustice made by the administration. “When tribals fought for their land rights in Narayanpatna of Koraput district, the police arrested them by implicating in false and fabricated cases. Is it correct to suppress the democratic movements by using State forces,” he asked.       

CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said the time has come for united fight against loot by the companies and communal forces in the country. “All people’s organisations should come forward to take up popular issues and fight against dictatorship of the Governments,” he said. 

Among others, CPI(ML) Liberation State secretary Khitish Biswal, former MP Braja Kishore Tripathy, Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti leader Lingaraj Azad, journalist Rabi Das, Samadrusti editor Sudhir Patnaik, activist Tapan Padhi and more than hundred leaders of various organisations attended the meet.