[Marxistindia] Fwd: Left Parties Statement - Observe Ambedkar Jayanti

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April 13, 2020

Press Statement

The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India,  
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation, the All India  
Forward Bloc and the Revolutionary Socialist Party have issued the  
following statement.

Observe Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14

The Left parties call upon the people of India to observe Ambedkar  
Jayanti by taking a pledge at 5pm on April 14, on the following issues  
within the confines of the lockdown restrictions.

1. Safeguarding our Constitution.

2. Demanding immediate cash transfers and distribution of food for the  
poor and needy who are suffering under this lockdown.

3.Strengthening the bonds of social unity of our people without any  
discrimination based on religion, caste, gender or disability. There  
cannot be any assaults on life, liberty, democratic rights or  
expressions of untouchability, discrimination in the name of fighting  
the pandemic during lockdown restrictions.

Our call is to maintain “physical distance with social solidarity” not  
“ social distancing”

4. We take this pledge in the spirit of Ambedkar’s exhortation to  
educate people against obscurantism superstition and prejudices.   We  
pledge to extend and volunteer our support and assistance  to those  
who need it for their survival and livelihood during the lockdown.

As public assembly or garlanding of statues will not be possible,  
people should take this pledge at 5pm on 14th, from wherever it’s safe  
and convenient.

sd/-

Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary, CPI(M)
D Raja, General Secretary, CPI
Dipankar Bhattacharya, General Secretary, CPI(ML)-Liberation
Debabrata Biswas, General Secretary, AIFB
Manoj Bhattacharya, General Secretary, RSP

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