There is a need for a strong people’s movement to unseat the ruling party at the Centre and its supporters in States to protect democracy in the country, said Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury.
Addressing a huge public gathering as part of the ‘Prajarakshana Bheri’ organised by the party at Makineni Basavapunnaiah Stadium in Vijayawada on November 15 (Wednesday), Mr. Yechury said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always talked about ‘Amrit Kaal’, but amrit (elixir) has reached the wrong hands. It has reached those who are suppressing the voices of the marginalised. In whichever State the BJP is in power, there are attacks on minorities. There is a need for all of us to come together and get it (amrit) back from him and ensure that it reaches everyone.”
He said how an adviser to Adani Green Energy Limited has been named a member of the Centre’s Expert Appraisal Committee that gives environmental clearances to projects. “At present, four proposals from the company are pending before the committee seeking its clearances. What will come out of it is something we all know,” he said.
