The Communist Party of India (CPI) strongly criticised the Congress government in Chhattisgarh for refusing permission for a 100-km padayatra from Silger to Sukma, to be organised by the party in solidarity with the tribal community protesting against alleged police atrocities.
Calling the move “highly undemocratic” ,the party sought to remind the Congress that its own Bharat Jodo Yatra was currently passing through Kerala, ruled by the Left parties.
In a statement, the National Secretariat of the CPI said, “The Chhattisgarh government‘s action is highly undemocratic and unconstitutional. Suppression of democratic movement is the reason for people to adopt non-democratic methods of resistance, which is not in the interests of progress and development.” The party appealed to the Bhupesh Baghel government to withdraw its decision.
