SKM has formed a committee to ensure the smooth conduct of the march from Mohali to the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.SKM leaders, including Joginder Singh Ugrahan, Darshan Pal and Harinder Singh Lakhowal, discussed the strategy regarding the march and the memorandum that would be handed over to the governor
CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat
RANCHI: CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat on Thursday demanded that the Union government set up a judicial inquiry into the death of social activist Fr Stan Swamy. She said the agitation over the incident would intensify if their demand was ignored.
While addressing a ‘Raj Bhawan March’ organised by the CPI, CPI(ML), CPI(M) and the Marxist Coordination Committee (MCC), Karat said Swamy was sent to jail as a part of a conspiracy to suppress the opposition voices. She added that he died due to lack of treatment for his illnesses.
Notably, Karat told media persons that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Swamy last October without evidence on the pretext of further investigation but did not question him once till June. Describing Swamy’s custodial death as a criminal act, she said the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), under which Swamy was arrested, should be scrapped.